Tag: Bernard Hopkins
Middleweight is the right place, right time for emerging Elijah Garcia
By Norm Frauenheim -
Other than heavyweight and perhaps welterweight, there’s no division that has had a bigger impact on boxing than middleweight. The...
ROCHA VS. COBBS: PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
LOS ANGELES, CA (March 17, 2014) - Fighters on the Alexis Rocha vs. Blair Cobbs card on March 19 hosted their final press conference...
STATEMENTS FROM BERNARD HOPKINS AND ERIC GOMEZ ON THE WBC’S DECISION...
LOS ANGELES (June 5, 2020) – Bernard Hopkins and Eric Gomez have issued the following statements in response to the WBC’s reinstatement of Franchon...
D’MITRIUS ‘BIG MEECH’ BALLARD VS. ELIAS ‘LATIN KID’ ESPADAS TO KICK...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (June 5, 2019): Golden Boy is proud to announce that the 10-round middleweight battle between D'Mitrius "Big Meech" Ballard (20-0, 13...
ABEL SANCHEZ AND GENNADY GOLOVKIN WORKING ON RERELEASING A CLASSIC!
LAS VEGAS, NEV. (September 10, 2018) -- Fight Week is here. Finally. Undefeated WBC/WBA/IBO Middleweight World Champion Gennady "GGG" Golvkin will...
Krummy: Moving on from Krusher Kovalev to expressions of euphoria
By Bart Barry-
Sundays like these you spend wondering if this will be it, the last Sunday, the one when the words or at least...
PHILLY BOXING STARS EXPECTED AT 10TH ANNUAL BRISCOE AWARDS
PHILADELPHIA - The 10th Annual Briscoe Awards will be presented tomorrow, Sunday, October 15, 2017, at Xfinity Live! Philadelphia, beginning at 1:00 PM. The...
BERNARD HOPKINS TO BE HONORED WITH BRISCOE AWARD SUNDAY
PHILADELPHIA - Legendary Philadelphia boxing champion Bernard Hopkins will be awarded with an Honorary Briscoe Medal in recognition of his 2016 retirement. The event...
BRISCOE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
PHILADELPHIA - Philly Boxing History announced the winners of the 10th Annual Briscoe Awards, which will be presented on October 15, 2017, at Xfinity...
FORMER TWO-DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION BERNARD “THE EXECUTIONER” HOPKINS TO BE VIP...
LOS ANGELES (January 10, 2017) - Former two-division world champion and living legend Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins will serve as the VIP guest for...
Decades Under the Influence: Joe Smith Jr. Retires Bernard Hopkins
By Jimmy Tobin-
Saturday night, at The Forum in Inglewood, California, Bernard Hopkins tempted boxing’s unwritten rules for the last time. Inviolable as they are,...
Not-missing Bernard Hopkins already
By Bart Barry-
Saturday at a 1/3-full Forum in Inglewood, Calif., handpicked American light heavyweight opponent Joe Smith retired Bernard Hopkins just before Hopkins’ 52nd...
FOLLOW HOPKINS – SMITH, JR. LIVE
Follow all the action as the legendary Bernard Hopkins wraps up his Hall of Fame career when he takes on Joe Smith, Jr. in...
Smith stops Hopkins in 8 as Hopkins falls out of ring
Joe Smith Jr ended the legendary career of Bernard Hopkins when he knocked Hopkins out of the ring in the 8th of their scheduled...
Weights from Inglewood, California (Hopkins – Smith)
Bernard Hopkins 174 - Joe Smith, Jr. 174
Joseph Diaz Jr. 126 - Horacio Garcia 125.8
Oleksandr Usyk 199.6 - Thabiso Mchunu 198.6
(WBO Cruiserweight title)
Jason Quigley...
“I’M GOING TO SPANK HIM, TEACH HIM HIS A,B,C’S AND SEND...
LONDON (16 December) - Bernard Hopkins is out to prove he is ‘special’ by overcoming knockout king Joe Smith this weekend.
The future Hall-of-Famer...
GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS PLACES SPOTLIGHT ON BERNARD “THE EXECUTIONER” HOPKINS
LOS ANGELES (Dec. 16, 2016) - Placing an exclamation point at the end of a decades long career, former two-division world champion and future...
From common to special, the fight never ends for Bernard Hopkins
By Norm Frauenheim-
Shtick is often strategy and sometimes dangerous. Bernard Hopkins knows that, perhaps better than anybody. He’s been using it like a survival...
“THE LAST THING YOU REMEMBER ABOUT A GOOD BOOK IS NOT...
LONDON (15 December) - Legend Bernard Hopkins wants to end his illustrious career on a high as he enters the ring for the final...
BERNARD HOPKINS VS. JOE SMITH, JR. AND SHABRANSKYY VS. BARRERA FINAL...
LOS ANGELES (Dec. 14, 2016) - Former two-division world champion and Future Hall of Famer Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins (55-7 2, 32 KOs) andJoe...
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Thabiso Mchunu Scouting Report World Champion vs. Seasoned...
Inglewood, California: This Saturday night undefeated WBO Cruiserweight World Champion Oleksandr Usyk (10-0, 9 KOs) will make his first...
HBO BOXING® ENDS THE YEAR WITH A HISTORIC FIGHT WHEN WORLD...
HBO Boxing closes out 2016 with an iconic competitor taking on a determined challenger when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: BERNARD HOPKINS VS. JOE SMITH, JR....
BERNARD HOPKINS VS. JOE SMITH, JR. AND SHABRANSKYY VS. BARRERA LOS...
LOS ANGELES (Dec. 13, 2016) - Former two-division world champion and Future Hall of Famer Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins (55-7 2, 32 KOs) today...
