It was back and forth action in the first round as both men executing their game plans early on. In the second round, Hooker (25-0-3, 17 KO) was put down by an overhand right. He fell hard on the canvas with ass polishing the canvas.
Saucedo (28-1, 18 KO) sensing the fight could be over in the second round, marched forward tried to finish the fight early. Hooker managed to weather the storm with his defense and was able to end the round strong.
In the succeeding rounds, Hooker adjusted well into Saucedo's style and connected jabs and lead rights from outside. There were times that Hooker pinned down towards the ropes smothering punches from Saucedo.
In the seventh, Hooker buckled Saucedo with a left and right combination. The referee ruled a technical knockdown as it was the ropes that prevented Saucedo to go down. The referee took the mandatory count. Saucedo still hurt but wanted to continue.
Hooker approached Saucedo like a predator ready to catch its prey and unleashed the finishing blows that went unanswered. The referee jumped in and stopped the fight. The official time of stoppage: 1: 36-minute mark in the seventh round.
Take a look at how it went.
(Below is an embedded Youtube video and not uploaded by The Boxing Diary)
On the undercard, Egidijus Kavaliauskas (21-0, 17 KO) could likely end up facing Terence Crawford. He secured a third round knockout of Roberto Arriaza (17-1, 13 KO).
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