Hopkins-Pascal

By Dan Ambrose: WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal has reportedly reached an agreement with his promoter Yvon Michel for Pascal’s rematch with 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 42 KO’s) on May 21st. The fight has been ordered by the WBC after Hopkins and Pascal fought to a 12 round majority draw last December. The results [...]

By Dan Ambrose: 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins will be facing WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal in a rematch on May 21st, after having had to settle for a 12 round draw last December in a fight that Hopkins did well enough to win. Hopkins has reportedly signed a three-fight deal with HBO, and the Pascal [...]

By Dan Ambrose: 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) has been given his way by the WBC, who are forcing World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) fight an immediate rematch with Hopkins after fighting to a 12 round draw with him last December. Hopkins was dropped twice in the fight, [...]

By Dan Ambrose: If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. This will be the case for 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s), who was dropped twice by WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) in a 12 round draw in December. Hopkins thought he should have won the fight, but getting [...]

LOS ANGELES, January 14 – He is boxing’s ageless wonder. His accomplishments and legacy are timeless. Yet Bernard Hopkins still celebrates his birthday like everyone else and Golden Boy Promotions would like to wish “The Executioner” a very Happy Birthday when he celebrates his 46th tomorrow (January 15).

By Dan Ambrose: For the past three years, former IBF/WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (29-1, 17 KO’s) has been trying to get Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) to fight him but with zero luck. Hopkins has instead picked out vulnerable fighters like Winky Wright, Antonio Tarver, Kelly Pavlik, Roy Jones Jr., Enrique Ornelas, while [...]

By Dan Ambrose: 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) is quite pleased about being given an immediate rematch against WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) by the World Boxing Council after fighting to a 12 round majority draw on December 18th. Hopkins was interviewed on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights and said that [...]

By Dan Ambrose: The WBC has granted 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins an immediate rematch against WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal, who Hopkins fought to a 12 round draw against on December 18th.

LOS ANGELES, January 6 – Following the outcry over the controversial December 18 draw between Jean Pascal and Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins on in Quebec City, Canada, the WBC Board of Governors has voted in favor of ordering an immediate rematch between the two for the WBC Light Heavyweight World Championship.

By Dan Ambrose: Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) blew his chance to pick up the WBC light heavyweight title when he was knocked down twice by champion Jean Pascal and had to rally to just make it a 12 round draw on December 18th. Hopkins wants to fight a rematch with Pascal.

By Dan Ambrose: 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) is still living in ecstasy about 12 round majority draw he got against WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) on December 18th at the Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Instead of seeing it as a case where he failed to beat Pascal, [...]

By Terry Arthur: The fight between the iron chinned WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal and future hall of famer Bernard Hopkins had opinions divided as to who would be victorious. The casual fight fans could be forgiven for thinking that Pascal would outwork and dominate the nearly 46 year old Hopkins, but as knowledgeable [...]

By Dan Ambrose: 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins has been complaining long and hard about his 12 round majority draw he received in his bout last weekend against World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal, in Quebec, Canada. Hopkins thinks he should have won the fight, and even goes so far to say that he [...]

By Daniel Tagg: From the recent fights last weekend, I have noticed that World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) has somewhat of an stamina problem and this has nearly cost him his title against 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins. With the way that Pascal looked in this fight, his luck won’t [...]

By Dan Ambrose: If Bernard Hopkins and his promoters from Golden Boy Promotions were hoping that Hopkins would get an immediate rematch ordered by the World Boxing Council it seems that they’ve got a bit of bad news today by the report from the Montreal Gazette that the WBC will not be ordering an immediate [...]

By Jim Dower: WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal survived a scare on Saturday night when his fight with Bernard Hopkins ended in a controversial 12 round majority draw. The draw enables Pascal to hold onto his World Boxing Council title but it didn’t win him any new fans.

By Dan Ambrose: If 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins wants a rematch with WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal, Hopkins is going to have to wait in line behind former two-time light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson, who’s next in line for a fight against Pascal.

By Sam Gregory: In his fourth defense of his World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight title Jean Pascal managed to retain his light heavyweight title in a closely fought majority decision that two ringside commentators scored for Pascal and press row had for Bernard Hopkins winning on two to one cards.

By Jim Dower: Earlier tonight, WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) and Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) fought to a 12 round majority draw at the Pepsi Colisseum, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The scores were 114-112 Hopkins, 113-113, 114-114. This was a fight where neither fighter could really be happy with [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal turned back 45-year-old challenger Bernard Hopkins on Saturday night, knocking him down twice and limiting him to a 12 round majority draw in a fight where the action was down right primitive and ugly. Hopkins often led with his head looking a lot like a human [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: I think we were seeing pure magnificence on Saturday night in the war between the talented Bernard Hopkins and WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal. Fittingly, there was no real winner in the fight, as it ended in a 12 round majority draw.

By Dan Ambrose: Bernard Hopkins was having a hard time Acknowledging the fact that he didn’t beat WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal on Saturday night in Quebec, Canada. The fight ended rightfully so in a 12 round majority draw.

By Eric Thomas: 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins came up short in getting a win on Saturday night again WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal and had to settle for a 12 round majority draw at the Pepsi Colisseum, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The final judges’ scores were 114-112 Hopkins, 113-113, 114-114.

By Jason Kim: Grizzled veteran Bernard Hopkins (51-5-1, 32 KO’s) could get a big money fight against International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion Lucian Bute next if Hopkins can beat WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 16 KO’s) tonight at the Pepsi Colosseum, in Quebec, Canada.

By Jim Dower: Photo credit: Casino/Showtime – Bernard Hopkins thinks WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal is overlooking him for Saturday’s bout in Quebec, Canada. Hopkins is coming off of two unimpressive wins over Enrique Ornelas and Roy Jones Jr, fights in which Hopkins looked sluggish, slow and threw few punches.

By Jim Dower: If 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-1, 32 KO’s) wants to walk away with the World Boxing Council light heavyweight title belonging to champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 17 KO’s) on Saturday night, Hopkins is going to have to actually fight Pascal at beat him by laying leather on him and not grabbing, holding, wrestling [...]

By Jason Kim: Photo credit: Tom Casino/Showtime – WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KO’s) is picking World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 17 KO’s) to defeat 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-1, 32 KO’s) on Saturday night in their bout at the Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Froch, 33, [...]

By Dan Ambrose: I think we may have seen a preview of Saturday’s fight between World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 16 KO’s) and 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-1, 32 KO’s) at the final press conference when Hopkins grabbed Pascal and held on to tight to him when the two came together [...]

By Jason Kim: This Saturday night, 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins will be fighting WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal in Quebec, Canada in front of what likely will be a crowd of thousands of Pascal supporters and very few Hopkins fans. Instead of seeing that as a potential problem that could get in the way of [...]

December 14, 2010 (Québec City, Canada) – Legendary future Hall of Famer and Two-Division World Champion Bernard Hopkins arrived in Québec City, Canada today, moving one step closer to his quest to defeat WBC, Ring Magazine and IBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Jean Pascal and become the oldest fighter in the history of boxing to [...]