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B-Hop had 19 Successful Title Defences Not 20
After wining the vacant IBF Mddleweight title in 1995 in his second fight with Segundo Mercado B-Hop went on to defend his title 19 successful times not 20 as is most commonly touted.
The first fight with Robert Allen DOES NOT COUNT as it was ruled a No Contest.
(Due to Mills Lane knocking B-Hop out of the ring)
For some reason or other it's pretended that Hopkins made 20 title defences instead of the 19 that he really made.
1996
1. Jan. 27 -- Steve Frank, Phoenix, Arizona, KO 1
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
2. Mar. 16 -- Joe Lipsey, Las Vegas, Nevada, KO 4
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
3. July 16 -- Bo James, Atlantic City, New Jersey, KO 11
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
1997
4. Apr. 19 -- John David Jackson, Shreveport, Louisiana, KO 7
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
5. July 20 -- Glen Johnson, Indio, California, KO 11
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
6. Nov. 18 -- Andrew Council, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, W 12
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
1998
7. Jan. 31 -- Simon Brown, Atlantic City, New Jersey, KO 6
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
1999
8. Feb. 6 -- Robert Allen, Washington D.C., TKO 7
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
9. Dec. 12 -- Antwun Echols, Miami, Florida, W 12
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
2000
10. May 13 -- Syd Vanderpool, Indianapolis, Indiana, W 12
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
11. Dec. 1 -- Antwun Echols, Las Vegas, Nevada, TKO 10
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
2001
12. April 14 -- Keith Holmes, New York, New York, W 12
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
(Captured WBC middleweight title)
13. Sept. 29 -- Felix Trinidad, New York, New York, TKO 12
(Retained WBC and IBF middleweight title)
(Captured WBA middleweight title)
2002
14. Feb. 2 -- Carl Daniels, Reading, PA, TKO 10
(Retained unified middleweight title)
2003
15. March 29 -- Morrade Hakkar, Philadelphia, PA, TKO 8
(Retained unified middleweight title)
16. Dec. 13 -- William Joppy, Atlantic City, NJ, W 12
(Retained unified middleweight title)
2004
17. June 5 -- Robert Allen, Las Vegas, NV, W 12
(Retained unified middleweight title)
18. Sept. 18 -- Oscar De La Hoya, Las Vegas, NV, KO 9
(Retained unified middleweight title)
2005
19. Feb. 19 -- Howard Eastman, Los Angeles, CA, W 12 *RECAP*
(Retained unified middleweight title)
TOTAL =19 Successfull title defences
The first fight with Robert Allen DOES NOT COUNT as it was ruled a No Contest.
(Due to Mills Lane knocking B-Hop out of the ring)
For some reason or other it's pretended that Hopkins made 20 title defences instead of the 19 that he really made.
1996
1. Jan. 27 -- Steve Frank, Phoenix, Arizona, KO 1
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
2. Mar. 16 -- Joe Lipsey, Las Vegas, Nevada, KO 4
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
3. July 16 -- Bo James, Atlantic City, New Jersey, KO 11
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
1997
4. Apr. 19 -- John David Jackson, Shreveport, Louisiana, KO 7
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
5. July 20 -- Glen Johnson, Indio, California, KO 11
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
6. Nov. 18 -- Andrew Council, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, W 12
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
1998
7. Jan. 31 -- Simon Brown, Atlantic City, New Jersey, KO 6
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
1999
8. Feb. 6 -- Robert Allen, Washington D.C., TKO 7
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
9. Dec. 12 -- Antwun Echols, Miami, Florida, W 12
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
2000
10. May 13 -- Syd Vanderpool, Indianapolis, Indiana, W 12
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
11. Dec. 1 -- Antwun Echols, Las Vegas, Nevada, TKO 10
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
2001
12. April 14 -- Keith Holmes, New York, New York, W 12
(Retained IBF middleweight title)
(Captured WBC middleweight title)
13. Sept. 29 -- Felix Trinidad, New York, New York, TKO 12
(Retained WBC and IBF middleweight title)
(Captured WBA middleweight title)
2002
14. Feb. 2 -- Carl Daniels, Reading, PA, TKO 10
(Retained unified middleweight title)
2003
15. March 29 -- Morrade Hakkar, Philadelphia, PA, TKO 8
(Retained unified middleweight title)
16. Dec. 13 -- William Joppy, Atlantic City, NJ, W 12
(Retained unified middleweight title)
2004
17. June 5 -- Robert Allen, Las Vegas, NV, W 12
(Retained unified middleweight title)
18. Sept. 18 -- Oscar De La Hoya, Las Vegas, NV, KO 9
(Retained unified middleweight title)
2005
19. Feb. 19 -- Howard Eastman, Los Angeles, CA, W 12 *RECAP*
(Retained unified middleweight title)
TOTAL =19 Successfull title defences
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