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Bernard Hopkins Jr. (born January 15, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2016. He is one of the most successful boxers of the past three decades, having held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed championship [a] at middleweight from 2001 to 2005, and the lineal championship at light heavyweight from 2011 to 2012.
Bernard Hopkins vs. Beibut Shumenov, billed as History at the Capitol, was a professional boxing match contested on April 19, 2014, for the WBA (super), IBF and IBA light heavyweight titles. [ 1 ] Background
In the fifth, Hopkins caught Holmes with a body shot on the belt of Holmes, causing to him complain to the referee prompting a point to be deducted from Hopkins. The fight would go the distance where all three judges would score the bout to Hopkins with George Colon had it 118-109, Larry Hazzard Jr., 117-110 and Tom Kaczmack scored it 119-108.
In February 2005, longtime reigning middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins had expressed interest in moving up to light heavyweight to challenge The Ring light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson who had just defeated Antonio Tarver by split decision to claim the title the previous month.
Hopkins was elected on Wednesday in his first year of eligibility to the International Boxing Hall of Fame, along with Juan Manuel Marquez, Shane Mosley, Barbara Buttrick, Christy Martin and Lucia ...
Bernard Hopkins had announced his retirement after defeating Antonio Tarver in dominating fashion to capture The Ring light heavyweight title the previous year. [2] Despite his impressive performance, Hopkins was adamant during the immediate aftermath that his boxing career was over as he had promised his now-deceased mother he would retire after moving up from middleweight to capture the ...
Hopkins wins via 12-round unanimous decision (119-106, 118-108, 117-109) Kelly Pavlik vs. Bernard Hopkins , billed as Unstoppable , was a professional boxing match contested on October 18, 2008 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City , New Jersey .
In the ninth, Hopkins began to aggressively attack De La Hoya, and with 1:34 left in the round, sent De La Hoya down with a well-executed left hook to De La Hoya's liver. De La Hoya crumpled to the mat in pain and made no effort to answer the referee's 10-count as he was counted out at 1:38 of the round, giving Hopkins the knockout victory. [5]