Maurice Hooker vs. Alex Saucedo purse bid won by Top Rank

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By Chris Williams: In a huge blow to Eddie Hearn and his Matchroom Boxing USA promotional company, Top Rank won Tuesday’s purse bid for the for WBO light welterweight champion Maurice Hooker’s mandatory title defense against Alex Saucedo (28-0, 18 KOs). Top Rank won the bid for their fighter Saucedo with a winning bid of $1.625 million. Hooker will be defending against Saucedo in November in Oklahoma.

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Dominic Breazeale frontrunner for Deontay Wilder fight

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By Jim Dower: Dominic Breazeale (19-1, 17 KOs) is the frontrunner to face WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) in his next title defense, according to Dan Rafael. The 32-year-old Breazeale has been talked about for a while now as the next opponent for Wilder, but thus far the fight still hasn’t been put together.

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Alex Saucedo vs. Maurice Hooker possible for November

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By Chris Williams: A fight between #1 WBO Alex Saucedo (28-0, 18 KOs) and WBO light welterweight champion Maurice Hooker (24-0-3, 16 KOs) is in the works for November, according to RingTV. Saucedo’s goal is to beat the 28-year-old Hooker and then face WBC light welterweight champion Jose Carlos Ramirez in a unification fight between the two Top Rank fighters. It would arguably be two paper champions facing each other rather than fighting the best.

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Alex Saucedo earns title shot against Maurice Hooker

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By Chris Williams: Unbeaten #1 WBO Alex Saucedo earned a title shot against WBO light welterweight champion Maurice Hooker last Saturday night in stopping #7 WBO Lenny Zappavigna in the 7th round in a bloody back and forth fight on ESPN at the Chesapeake Energy Area in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Alex Saucedo vs. Lenny Zappavigna – Results

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By Chris Williams: Undefeated light welterweight contender Alex Saucedo (28-0, 18 KOs) stopped Lenny Zappavigna (37-4, 27 KOs in the 7th round on Saturday night in a tougher than expected fight on ESPN at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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