Conor Benn has narrowed down his next opponent for April 16th to Chris Van Heerden or Maurice Hooker. The highly ranked unbeaten welterweight contender Benn (20-0, 13 KOs) many other fighters turned down the offer to fight him, so what’s left is the 34-year-old South African Van Heerden and Hooker.… read more “Conor Benn says he’s fighting Van Heerden or Hooker in mid-April”
Conor Benn wants Keith Thurman in 2022 for the WBC 147 lb title eliminator to become the mandatory for the Errol Spence Jr. vs. Yordenis Ugas winner.… read more “Conor Benn wants Keith Thurman for WBC 147 title eliminator in 2022”
Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has offered Maurice ‘Mighty Mo’ Hooker to face his popular British welterweight Conor Benn in April in a headliner on DAZN.… read more “Maurice Hooker offered Conor Benn fight for April reveals Eddie Hearn”
Coach Ronnie Shields says Vergil Ortiz Jr isn’t ready for the big dogs Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford right now after what he saw of him last Saturday with his seventh-round knockout win over his fighter Maurice ‘Mighty Mo’ Hooker in Fort Worth, Texas.… read more “Ronnie Shields: Vergil Ortiz Jr needs to wait a few years for Crawford or Spence”
Vergil Ortiz Jr says he was only “70 percent” for his fight last Saturday against Maurice Hooker, and he still had more than enough to stop him in the seventh round in his break-out performance on DAZN at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.… read more “Vergil Ortiz Jr: “I was 70 percent” for Maurice Hooker fight”
Vergil Ortiz Jr passed his test against Maurice ‘Mighty Mo’ Hooker last Saturday night, stopping him in the seventh round in a grueling contest from start to finish on DAZN, and now he wants to take on the top dog, Terence Crawford, for his WBO welterweight title.… read more “Vergil Ortiz Jr doesn’t care if he’s not ready for Terence Crawford”
Vergil Ortiz Jr (17-0, 17 KO) put in a memorable performance with his seventh-round knockout wins against Maurice Hooker (27-2-3, 18 KOs) on Saturday night and then called out Terence Crawford immediately after.… read more “Vergil Ortiz Jr beats Hooker, calls out Crawford – Results”
In the biggest win of his young career, Vergil Ortiz Jr (17-0, 17 KOs) battered and stopped Maurice Hooker (27-2-3, 18 KOs) by a seventh round knockout in their DAZN streamed fight on Saturday night at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.… read more “Vergil Ortiz Jr defeats Maurice Hooker – Boxing Results”
Vergil Ortiz Jr (17-0, 17 KOs) forced Maurice Hooker (27-2-3, 18 KOs) into a dogfight and eventually stopped him in the seventh round in a two-knockdown performance at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.… read more “Ortiz vs Hooker – live action results on DAZN”
On September 15th 2018, on the undercard of Canelo/GGG II, I got to witness one of the top rising prospects of the junior welterweight division. Vergil Ortiz Jr was taking his first step in competition.… read more “Vergil Ortiz Jr Ready to Smash the Welterweight Division”