TITLE FIGHT SET FOR Събота, Ноември 19
AT T-MOBILE ARENA IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
PRESENTED LIVE BY HBO PAY-PER-VIEW®
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (Октомври 14, 2016) - Rising Dallas, Texas boxing star and NABO Junior Welterweight Champion Морис "Mighty Mo" Хукър (21-0-2, 16 Нокаута) will defend his NABA junior welterweight title against Darleys Perez (33-2-1, 21 Нокаута) in a ten-round bout on the televised undercard of Kovalev-Ward “Pound For Pound” on Събота, Ноември. 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. И/6:00 p.m. PT.
В последната си поява в Август 6, Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker captivated the crowd at Oracle Arena as the co-feature of Andre Ward vs. Александър Brand. Hooker wasted no time outperforming Washington D.C.’s Tyrone Barnett, landing a flurry of punches before scoring a technical knockout at the 2:17 mark of the opening round to retain his NABO junior welterweight title. Hooker looks ahead to his next challenge, former WBA World Lightweight Champion Darleys Perez. Perez is coming off a Май 20 knockout victory over fellow Colombian Ubadel Soto, an impressive bounce back following a tough title defense loss to Anthony Crolla, the previous year. The veteran fighter, who resides and trains full-time in the U.S., will step up a weight class to meet Hooker.
“I want to thank my team at Maple Avenue Boxing Gym, Roc Nation Sports and HBO for giving me the opportunity to show the world a ‘Mighty Mo’ performance on the undercard of the ‘Fight of the Year’,” said Hooker. “For my part, I promise to put on a show for the fans in Las Vegas and the Pay-Per-View audience at home. No one punches like me. It’s going to be lights out.”
Hooker added, “I will be dedicating this fight to Aaron Pyror, who passed away, earlier this week. I can’t think of a better way to honor ‘The Hawk’s’ legacy than with a big win. I look to be a world-class junior welterweight champion like him.”
“This is my chance get back into the limelight. I have fought all over the world and facing Maurice Hooker in Las Vegas on Ноември 19 is perhaps my last chance to show that I have a lot left inside the ring and I plan to take full advantage of it because losing is not an option,” said Perez. “I will move up to the 140-pound division and I will be ready to challenge this young lion who has never fought a guy like me before. There will be fireworks in Las Vegas and I plan to go home a winner.”
“Not only is Kovalev-Ward the most anticipated fight in recent boxing history, with the addition of Hooker-Perez to the televised undercard – Ноември. 19 is an evening that international sports fans simply cannot afford to miss,” said Roc Nation President & Chief of Branding and Strategy Michael R. Yormark. “From our very first day in boxing, Roc Nation Sports has committed to making great fights and creating scintillating global events, and we are thrilled to work with Main Events to add this incredible matchup to the undercard, as ‘Mighty Mo’ Hooker puts his undefeated record on the line against the very talented Colombian Darleys Perez.”
“HBO is the pinnacle of pugilistic entertainment. We are very proud to have Maurice Hooker make both his Las Vegas and HBO Pay-Per-View debut on Ноември 19,” said Arnie Verbeek, Hooker’s manager. “We have worked extremely hard to get to this point in his career and are thankful to Roc Nation Sports for believing in Maurice Hooker’s talent.”
Морис "Mighty Mo" Хукър (21-0-2, 16 Нокаута) е роден и израснал в Oak Cliff, Texas, където той намери дом по бокс в Maple Avenue Boxing Gym чрез аутрич програма за младежи в риск. естествената му талант скоро забелязах, в резултат на което му се конкурират като аматьор, като през това време той участва в над 100 битки, съставяне на протокол за 97 wins and only seven losses, с 67 победи, идващи чрез нокаут. Хукър става професионален април 29, 2011, като за много по-опитен Тайрън Чапмън в Orpheum театър в Санкт. Louis. След четири кръга, съдиите видяха борбата 40-36, 37-39 и 38-38, calling the fight a split draw. невъзпрян, в следващия си бой юни 24, 2014, Хукър вкара първия си професионален победа, knocking out Wilbert Mitchell in the first round. Единадесет победи (осем с нокаут) по късно, той пое непобеден Абел Рамос януари 17, 2014 в мач, който е черта на ShoBox от конгресния център Кук в Мемфис. След осем близо, трудния спор кръга, съдиите видя борбата с равенство. Четири последователни победи нокаут ще последват преди той пое колега непобеден перспектива Едуардо Галиндо юни 26, 2015 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas for the vacant NABO junior welterweight title. "Mighty Mo" не го пропусна своя легион от фенове в родния град, които са видели го улови титлата с една шеста кръг технически нокаут победа. През октомври 17, 2015, Хукър успешно защити титлата си в Медисън Скуеър Гардън в Ню Йорк срещу най-трудните си опонент до момента в Гислан Мадума. Победата на 10-рундов мач дойде на undercard на Генадий Golovkin срещу. Дейвид Lemieux и е включена в "Freeview" на събитието, както и поточно онлайн по целия свят. "Mighty Mo" дебютира под знамето на Roc Nation Sports върху undercard на Андре Уорд срещу. Sullivan Барера, през миналия март в Oracle Arena в Оукланд, Калифорния, където той унищожава противника Wilfrido "Ла Рока" Buelvas Колумбия в първия кръг на 10-кръг младши полусредна мач с помощта на технически нокаут. Hooker returned to Oracle Arena on Август 6 as the co-feature on the Ward-Brand undercard, defeating Tyrone Barnett of Washington, Постоянен ток, to remain the NABO Junior Welterweight Champion. Hooker is ready to step up to the challenge on Ноември 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas when he faces former WBA World Lightweight Champion Darleys Perez.
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Darleys Perez (33-2-1, 21 Нокаута) is a celebrated Colombian boxer hailing from San Pedro de Uraba. Като аматьор, и протокол от 82 победи и 7 загуби, he captured the lightweight boxing gold medal at the 2006 South American games in Buenos Aries, Аржентина, and was a contender at the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing, Китай. Perez made his professional debut on February 14, 2009, by way of knockout over fellow countryman Edwin Ortiz. 27 consecutive victories followed, earning Perez a shot at the interim WBA World lightweight title against undefeated Yuriorkis Gamboa at the Bell Center in Montreal, Canada on June 8, 2013. In a closely-fought contest that went the distance, Gamboa prevailed, handing Perez his first career loss. A year later, Perez received a second chance at the interim WBA World lightweight title, successfully scoring a unanimous decision over Argenis Lopez at the Sheraton Hotel in Santo Domingo, Доминиканската република. Perez was promoted to full titleholder status when the WBA stripped Richar Abril of the belt for twice failing to make title defenses. In the first of back-to-back defenses of the WBA World lightweight title on July 18, 2015, Perez topped hometown challenger Anthony Crolla with a majority decision draw at the Manchester Arena in the United Kingdom. In the rematch on November 21, 2015, again at Manchester Arena, Perez was taken down for the count in the fifth round by a single body shot. Undeterred by his second loss, Perez returned to the ring on May 20, 2016, scoring with a big second-round knockout over Ubadel Soto. Perez looks to continue his upward streak as he moves up a weight class to take on Maurice Hooker for the NABO junior welterweight title on Ноември 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Kovalev vs. Опека “Pound For Pound”, a 12-round mega-fight for the WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, is presented by Main Events, Roc Nation Sports, Krusher Promotions and Andre Ward Promotions and is sponsored by the MGM Grand Hotel & Казино, Rosneft and Corona Extra. The championship event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. И/6:00 p.m. PT.
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