Bernard Hopkins: record, next fight and profile →
Bernard Hopkins talked up the development of Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, insisting the Mexican boxer is still getting better. Canelo takes on countryman Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in Nevada on Saturday, looking to improve on a 48-1-1 record. His first and only defeat came by majority decision in September 2013 at the hands of Floyd Mayweather Jr.
FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION Wladimir Klitschko should start winding down his career against lower quality opposition and go out on his own terms, says Bernard Hopkins. Klitschko (64-5) dominated the division for close to a decade before losing his IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO belts by a unanimous decision to Tyson Fury in November 2015.
Last week it was announced that the Andre Ward-Sergey Kovalev rematch was official. The fight will once again be distributed by HBO pay-per-view and take place in Las Vegas, this time at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on June 17th. The first time around last November, Ward recovered from a second round knockdown to secure a narrow points victory. All three scorecards read 114-113.
The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, Nev. - Recently, BoxingScene.com and a small group of reporters caught up with future Hall of Fame inductee Bernard after he called the action with Bernardo Osuna for Golden Boy's latest fight card on ESPN. Antonio Orozco stopped KeAndre Gibson in a battle of super lightweight prospects in the main event of the telecast.
Newly crowned WBA/WBO/IBF light heavyweight champion Andre Ward (31-0, 15 KOs) recently announced that his rematch against Sergey Kovalev (30-1, 26 KOs) is indeed on and will take place on June 17th at the Mandalay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Back in February, it was reported that Mexican rivals Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. had both agreed to bet their multi-million dollar purses on the outcome their May 6th showdown that takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in As Vegas. The fight will be distributed by HBO pay-per-view.
We are about a month away from the May 6th HBO pay-per-view showdown that pits two-division champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (48-1-1) against former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1). The action takes place at the T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas strip. The fighters will meet at a catch-weight of 164.5 pounds with Canelo moving up 10.5 pounds and Chavez Jr. moving down from the full 168 pound super middleweight weight limit.
This past Saturday, BoxingScene.com caught up with Golden Boy Promotion's shareholder and future Hall of Fame inductee Bernard Hopkins. We touched on a lot of topics including WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin's March 18th narrow points victory over Daniel Jacobs. The fight was the first in Golovkin's career where he fought for twelve full rounds.
Bernard Hopkins on Inspiring Others Video Interview - LAS VEGAS - Antonio "Relentless" Orozco (26-0, 17 KOs) wasn't up to any tricks this April Fool's Day as he proudly pronounced his return to the ring with a dominating knockout over KeAndre "The Truth" Gibson (16-1-1, 7 KOs) in the fourth round of the main event live from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and televised on ESPN Deportes and ESPN2.
Bernard Hopkins on Ward vs. Kovalev Video Interview - LAS VEGAS - Antonio "Relentless" Orozco (26-0, 17 KOs) wasn't up to any tricks this April Fool's Day as he proudly pronounced his return to the ring with a dominating knockout over KeAndre "The Truth" Gibson (16-1-1, 7 KOs) in the fourth round of the main event live from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and televised on ESPN Deportes and ESPN2.