Bernard Hopkins eyeing a return in 2016 in possible farewell bout
Ring legend Bernard Hopkins recently met with Golden Boy officials about fighting this year in what could be his farewell fight at age 51.
read moreWladimir Klitschko-Kubrat Pulev weigh in for Saturday
Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko weighed 245.82 pounds compared to 246.92 for challenger Kubrat Pulev in advance of Saturday’s fight in Hamburg, Germany.
read moreDougie’s Monday mailbag
Fans share their thoughts on Sergey Kovalev’s dominant decision over Bernard Hopkins, what the future might hold for both light heavyweights, what might happen should either face Adonis Stevenson, John David Jackson’s role in Kovalev’s win, and more in this week’s Monday mailbag.
read moreSergey Kovalev proves he’s the real deal by dominating Bernard Hopkins
Sergey Kovalev, who hadn’t boxed beyond eight rounds prior to his showdown with Bernard Hopkins, demonstrated that he was prepared to win championship rounds against the most accomplished, experienced opponent he has faced. Kovalev scored a shutout decision against the 49-year-old future hall of famer.
read moreSergey Kovalev dominates Bernard Hopkins to win a shutout decision
Sergey Kovalev defeated Bernard Hopkins by a shutout decision to unify three light heavyweight titles on Saturday in Atlantic City.
read moreVyacheslav Glazkov stops Darnell Wilson in seven
Heavyweight contender Vyacheslav Glazkov dominated veteran journeyman Darnell Wilson on the way to a seventh-round TKO on the Bernard Hopkins-Sergey Kovalev undercard on Saturday at Boardwalk Hall.
read moreSergey Kovalev UD 12 Bernard Hopkins live round-by-round updates
RingTV.com will do live round-by-round updates of tonight’s HBO-televised light heavyweight title unification fight between IBF/WBA beltholder Bernard Hopkins and WBO counterpart Sergey Kovalev from Boardwalk Hall.
read moreSecond day weigh-in: Bernard Hopkins 179.75, Sergey Kovalev 185
Bernard Hopkins and Sergey Kovalev weighed 179.75 and 185 at this morning’s second-day weigh-in for their light heavyweight title unification bout tonight at Boardwalk Hall. The IBF-mandated Saturday weigh-in result leads a packed notebook by Lem Satterfield.
read moreBernard Hopkins on retirement: ‘I will know the time’
Despite his age, Bernard Hopkins says he remains hungry by recalling what life was like in his native Philadelphia and has no plans to retire soon. Hopkins faces unbeaten fellow light heavyweight titleholder Sergey Kovalev on Saturday in Atlantic City.
read moreSergey Kovalev’s trainer not looking to avenge Bernard Hopkins loss
John David Jackson, who trains WBO light heavyweight titleholder Sergey Kovalev, got knocked out by Bernard Hopkins back in 1997 but says that has nothing to do with the satisfaction he’ll get if Kovalev beats Hopkins on Saturday.
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