Maurice Dewayne Hooker (born August 7, 1989) is an American professional boxer who held the WBO light welterweight title from 2018 to 2019 and challenged for the WBC light welterweight title in 2019.
[1] Hooker turned professional in 2011 and compiled a record of 23-0-3 before challenging and beating British boxer Terry Flanagan in an upset on June 9, 2018 for the vacant WBO light welterweight title[2][3] in Manchester England on the Tyson Fury vs. Sefer Seferi undercard.
On 27 July 2019, Hooker fought WBC super lightweight champion Jose Ramirez in a unification bout.
[5] On 20 March 2021, Hooker fought Vergil Ortiz Jr, who was ranked #2 by the WBO and #6 by the WBC at welterweight.
[6] Ortiz Jr was the better man, first knocking Hooker down in the sixth round, before finishing him in the seventh with a TKO victory.