Bernard Hopkins (46) became the oldest man to win a boxing world title on Saturday when he defeated Canadian Jean Pascal.
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/ 2 February 2010
Former world champion Bernard Hopkins will battle fellow American Roy Jones in April in a rematch of their middleweight fight 17 years ago.
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/ 3 December 2009
Ring veteran Bernard Hopkins beat Enrique Ornelas by unanimous decision in a light heavyweight homecoming bout on Wednesday.
Multiple world champion and overwhelming favourite Oscar De La Hoya registered a unanimous decision victory over fellow American Steve Forbes in a non-title bout on Saturday. In a high-paced 12-round contest at the Home Depot Centre, De La Hoya dominated with his nimble footwork, sharp jabs and telling combinations.
Britain’s Joe Calzaghe recovered from a first-round knockdown to defeat Bernard Hopkins by split decision in a light-heavyweight bout in Las Vegas on Saturday. In a closely fought battle, the 36-year-old Calzaghe showed little of his famed prodigious punch output in the first two rounds as Hopkins gained the early initiative.
At an age when he could be forgiven for slipping on his favourite pair of slippers, relaxing in a fireside armchair and re-watching any one of the 500 or more world-title fights he has promoted, Don King refuses to fade away. The stentorian voice still booms as it has since the days of Muhammad Ali’s Rumble in the Jungle.