Bernard Hopkins Boxing News

By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (30-0, 24 KO’s) says that the negotiations with former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) aren’t over, according to an interview at prosport.ro. He and his promoter are still currently trying to put that fight together for April 14th despite Froch saying he’ll [...]

By Dan Ambrose: It’s been three months since WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) suffered a shoulder injury in his fight with Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) last October, and now they’re set to fight a rematch on April 28th at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

By Dan Ambrose: On April 28th, the 47-year-old WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) will be fighting Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) in a rematch at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

By Frank Boileau: It seems that the Bernard Hopkins – Chad Dawson drama will carry on. Gary Shaw (Dawson’s promoter) announced that a fight between the two Americans will take place on April 28th.

By Dan Ambrose: Dan Rafael is reporting that WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) will be fighting a rematch against #1 World Boxing Council ranked contender Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) on April 28th in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

By Jason Kim: According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, there’s a purse bid scheduled this Friday for a rematch between WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson. Hopkins, 47, was ordered by the World Boxing Council to grant Dawson, 29, a rematch.

By Scott Gilfoid: 47-year-old WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins sees a potential fight between IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute and Carl Froch as being a bad one for boxing fans given how badly Froch was whipped by Hopkins clone WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward last month in the Super Six finals.

By Scott Gilfoid: According to TVA Sports, Showtime has little interest in televising an April 14th fight between IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) and former WBC super middleweight belt holder Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s).

By Dan Ambrose: WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) turns 47-years-old today and thanks to a successful appeal made to the World Boxing Council and California State Athletic Commission, Hopkins’ loss to Chad Dawson from last year was overturned and changed to a no contest.

By William Mackay: Former super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe doesn’t think 46-year-old WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins is really serious about wanting to fight WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly in 2012.

By Dan Ambrose: WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins is saying that a rematch against Chad Dawson is the only fight for him right now. Speaking on his twitter page, the soon to be 47-year-old Hopkins said “Me and Chad will fight very soon!! That’s the only fight for me!”

By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson and his promoter Gary Shaw are ready to start negotiations with 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins for a rematch to clear up the controversy that surrounds their fight last October which ended with Hopkins falling on the canvas after falling over Dawson’s back after a missed punch. [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Chad Dawson might not be too pleased to read WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins’ interview today with RingTV where the 46-year-old Hopkins is saying he wants to unify the division by facing WBO champion Nathan Cleverly and WBA champ Beibut Shumenov.

By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KO’s) has been sitting idle for the past eight months since losing his World Boxing Council title to 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s). Pascal was hoping to fight Dawson after he defeated Hopkins by a 2nd round TKO last October.

STILL THE KING GBP President Oscar de la Hoya may be retired from active duty in the ring, but he’s still the king when it comes to the Guinness Book of World Records as it was announced during the WBC’s 49th Annual Convention in Las Vegas in December that the “Golden Boy” holds world records [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Vince Cleverly, the trainer and father of WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (23-0, 11 KO’s), refuses to give up on the idea of matching Nathan against aging 46-year-old WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) in 2012.

By Dan Ambrose: WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) is saying that he’ll give Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) a rematch after the Hopkins was ordered by the World Boxing Council to fight Dawson again after the California State Athletic Commission overturned Dawson’s 2nd round TKO win upon appeal by Hopkins’ promoters [...]

By William Mackay: WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (23-0, 11 KO’s) isn’t expected to face a very serious threat in his next fight on February 25th in Wales. However, once this fight is out of the way, Cleverly wants to up his competition by facing 47-year-old Bernard Hopkins in the summer and then finish [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins was recently asked who the best boxer is in the sport and Hopkins responded on his twitter saying “Andre Ward is the best boxer.”

By Dan Ambrose: It appears that soon to be 47-year-old WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) will be fighting Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) in a rematch after all.

By Dan Ambrose: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) has reportedly reserved a stadium in Montreal for August 11th and is hoping to fight either Mikkel Kessler or 47-year-old Bernard Hopkins over there. No word about his talked about two-fight deal with former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch.

By William Mackay: Two time WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) is hoping to get a rematch against WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) after the California Athletic Commission and the World Boxing Council overturned his 2nd round TKO win over Hopkins and ruled the fight a no-contest.

By Eric Thomas: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) is hoping to get a fight against WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward (25-0, 13 KO’s) next. That’s Bute’s main priority to get the fight with Ward, the Super Six tournament winner.

By Dan Ambrose: With the latest ruling by the World Boxing Council mandating that WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins must fight an immediate rematch against Chad Dawson, it was hoped that boxing fans could see whether Hopkins could handle the younger Dawson without falling down with some kind of injury.

By Allen Fox: WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins was asked what he feels about who will win tonight’s fight between Carl Froch and Andre Ward, and Hopkins tipped the American to win the fight. While Hopkins liked Froch for what he described as his backward/unorthodox style of fighting, he felt that won’t be enough [...]

WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS December 15, 2011 – Las Vegas Thursday was the last working day of the WBC’s 49th annual convention, led by WBC President Jose Sulaiman at Mandalay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Delegates can enjoy a free day on Friday and the fight card here on Friday night.

By Dan Ambrose: WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) got some good news and some really bad news this week. Things started off well for him on Tuesday when the California State Athletic Commission overturned his 2nd round TKO loss to Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) and ruled the fight a “No [...]

By Dan Ambrose: According to Dan Rafael, Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) is interested in fighting a rematch with 46-year-old WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s).

By Eric Thomas: 46-year-old WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) received some good news today by the California State Athletic Commission, who met today to rule on Hopkin’s controversial 2nd round technical decision loss to Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) from October 15th in which Hopkins was shoved off the back of [...]

LOS ANGELES (December 13) – The holidays came early today for Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins when the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) overturned the decision that dealt the oldest champion in boxing history a controversial technical knockout loss to “Bad” Chad Dawson on October 15 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. The outcome of the [...]