The Dallas star now hits the road again to meet LesPierre (21-0-1 10KOs) in upstate New York, with the unbeaten Brooklyn man lacing them up in his first World title fight – and Hooker plans to test the challenger’s ambitions from the opening bell, and predicts a spectacular KO on the horizon. He’s going down on March 9, that’s all I know,” said Hooker. I will show real power in both hands, and show I can put any southpaw in the world to sleep. “I don’t feel any extra pressure as a defending champion – I am getting paid to do my job. “He’s a short southpaw that’s going to sit outside the box, and he’s going to be in the danger-zone.

Source: News 24 March 01, 2019 22:30 UTC