On April 11 two former world junior welterweight champions - Regis Prograis (24-1, 20 KOs) and Maurice Hooker (27-1-3, 18 KOs) can fight on the evening of boxing, organized in the United States. American journalist Mike Coppinger informed about the negotiations on this issue.
Unification meeting in the division, which became the main event of the boxing evening in Arlington, Texas, and in which two undefeated champion Jose Carlos Ramirez (24-0, 16 KOs) and Maurice Hooker (26-0-3, 17 KOs) met. WBC and WBO light welterweight titles were at stake is the meeting.
In the main event of the boxing evening in Arlington Jose Carlos Ramirez (25-0, 17 KOs) won by TKO in the sixth round over Maurice Hooker (26-1-3, 17 KOs). WBC and WBO welterweight titles were at stake is the meeting.
A live webcast of the boxing evening from Arlington, Texas, in the main event there will be a unification bout in the light welterweight division, Jose Ramirez (24-0, 16 KOs) will meet Maurice Hooker (26-0-3, 17 KOs). At stake is the fight there will be WBO and WBC belts. Also this evening IBF super featherweight champion Tevin Farmer (29-4-1, 6 KOs) will defend his title in a fight against Guillaume Frenois (46-1-1, 12 KOs).
Maurice Hooker (25-0-3, 17 KOs) defeated Alex Saucedo (28-1, 18 KOs) by technical knockout in the seventh round in the main event of the evening in Oklahoma City. Thus the 29-year-old American defended his WBO super lightweight title.