On October 17, 2020, a 26-year-old Alex Saucedo (30-1, 19 KOs) and a 28-year-old Arnold Barboza Jr. (24-0, 10 KOs) met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Saucedo came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 17 days. Barboza Jr. was on a 24-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 18 days.
Arnold Barboza Jr. defeated Alex Saucedo via unanimous decision in the 10-round super-lightweight fight. Barboza Jr. improves his record to 25-0, while Saucedo adds a loss to his record at 30-2.
On November 16, 2018, a 24-year-old Alex Saucedo (28-0, 18 KOs) got a shot at the super-lightweight WBO title held by 29-year-old Maurice Hooker (24-0-3, 16 KOs).
Saucedo came in to the fight on a 28-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 17 days. Hooker was on a 3-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 7 days.
Maurice Hooker stopped Alex Saucedo via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO super-lightweight title. Hooker improves his record to 25-0-3 (17 KOs), while Saucedo adds a loss to his record at 28-1.