Chad Dawson Boxing News

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 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 John F. McKenna (McJack): Gary Shaw, the promoter for Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) argued successfully for a rematch with Ring light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) at the WBC convention in Las Vegas in December.

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.

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 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 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 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.

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 [...]

By Allen Fox: Former two time light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (31-1, 18 KO’s) will likely face former WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal next with the winner possibly facing WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins after that, as long as Hopkin’s injured left shoulder heels up. Hopkins suffered a shoulder injury after falling off [...]

By Tommaso Nappo: Dwight “The Camden Buzz-saw” Muhammad Qwai (41-11-1, 25 KO’s) vs. Chad “Bad” Dawson (31-1, 18 KO’s).

By Scott Gilfoid: WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (23-0, 11 KO’s) is now out of the picture for a fight against either WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins or Chad Dawson due to the controversy that surrounds the Dawson-Hopkins fight.

By Dan Ambrose: The understanding is that 46-year-old WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-6-2, 32 KO’s) injured his left shoulder when he slid off the back of Chad Dawson in the 2nd round of their fight last week on October 15th. When Hopkins injured his shoulder the referee ruled the fight a 2nd round [...]

By Dan Ambrose: With the WBC giving back 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins his WBC light heavyweight title on Thursday after ruling that his fight with Chad Dawson was a technical draw instead of the original ruling of a 2nd round knockout, Hopkins now wants a rematch with Dawson to try and prove that he’s the better [...]

By Dan Ambrose: 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins has gotten back his WBC light heavyweight title after the World Boxing Council gave it back to him after reviewing the results of Hopkins’ 2nd round technical knockout loss against Chad Dawson last Saturday night.

It’s a night of big action in the bantamweight division when HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: NONITO DONAIRE VS. OMAR NARVAEZ is seen SATURDAY, OCT. 22 (10:30 p.m. ET/PT) from the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York. The HBO Sports team of Bob Papa, Max Kellerman and Roy Jones Jr. will be ringside for [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: If you saw WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly’s close 12 round majority decision win over challenger Tony Bellew (16-1, 10 KO’s) last Saturday night you would think the last thing that Cleverly needs to be doing is trying to move forward to fight WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson or 46-year-old [...]

By Jason Kim: 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins is no longer satisfied with trying to have his fight from last weekend against Chad Dawson changed from a 2nd round TKO loss to a no contest.

Bizarre Endings The recent light-heavyweight championship fight in Los Angeles, CA, between Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson had a bizarre ending, to say the least. The TK0 victory awarded Dawson left a bad taste. To replay the second round: Hopkins leaned on Dawson’s back; Dawson lifted Hopkins and tossed him to the canvas; Hopkins suffered [...]

By Jason Kim: 43-year-old James Toney (73-6-3, 44 KO’s) will be departing for Moscow, Russia on Wednesday to get their early to get ready for his November 4th fight against cruiserweight contender Denis Lebedev (22-1, 17 KO’s) in their fight at the Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia.