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Boxing competition
Date | July 16, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title(s) on the line | WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ringundisputed middleweight championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taylor wins via round split decision (–, –, –)[1] |
Bernard Hopkins vs.
Jermain Taylor, billed as Next in Line, was a professional boxing match contested on July 16, for the WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring middleweight championships.[2][3]
Background
Hopkins entered the bout as a 32 favourite.[4][5]
The fight
Taylor was able to successfully use his jab to control the action first two rounds of the fight, though neither fighter was taking any major risks.
He tended to move forward, while Hopkins was patient and waited for openings in Taylor's defence. In round five, a clash of heads opened a cut on the top of Taylor's head. In the tenth round, Hopkins hurt Taylor with two right hands that made his legs wobble and forced him to clinch.
Bernard hopkins biography The Ring Comeback of the Year The two boxers fought again 17 years after their first bout in Succeeded by Chad Dawson. He is young, undefeated and holds a belt.Taylor won the bout by split decision with two judges scoring the fight – for Taylor and the other judge scoring it for Hopkins. With the victory, Taylor became the new Undisputed Middleweight Champion,[6] winning the WBC, WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, The Ring and Lineal Middleweight Championships.[7][8]
HBO's Harold Lederman had the bout scored for Taylor.
Many press row writers scored the fight for Hopkins.[9]
Aftermath
Hopkins appealed the decision, but was denied by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.[10]
Undercard
Confirmed bouts:[11]
Broadcasting
References
- ^Hauser, Thomas ().
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- ^"Bernard Hopkins vs Jermain Taylor: NeXt In Line on July 16 in Las Vegas". Boxingcom. Retrieved
- ^Magee, Jerry (). "Taylor's 'neXt in line' – but for the Executioner". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Bernard Hopkins - Wikiwand: And Then There Was One. He won 16 of those fights by knockout , 12 coming in the first round. Robert Allen II. Bernard Hopkins, an American professional boxer, achieved two major goals in his career: becoming a world champion and the first middleweight champion from Philadelphia.
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- The Underappreciated True Story of 48-Year-Old Boxer Bernard ...
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- ^"Bernard Hopkins' appeal denied".Chad dawson Felix Trinidad , Bernard Hopkins vs. Some writers were calling him the best fighter in the game; he certainly looked it, making 12 consecutive title defenses. Preceded by Roy Jones Jr. Sky Sports.
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