In a career spanning 28 years and 2 months, Bernard Hopkins fought 67 times with 55 wins, 8 losses, and 2 draws. By his last professional fight on December 17, 2016, Hopkins' boxing record stood at 55-8-2 (32 KO wins, 1 KO loss).
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Bernard Hopkins (The Executioner) is a retired American professional boxer. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. on January 15, 1965. Hopkins made his professional boxing debut at the age of 23 on October 11, 1988. He is a former 2-weight-class world champion. Hopkins turned 58 last month, on the 15th. Hopkins is a Hall of Famer.
Total Fights | 67 |
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Wins | 55 |
Losses | 8 |
Draws | 2 |
No-Contests | 2 |
KO Wins | 32 |
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Total Title Wins | 10 |
Title Defenses | 22 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 13 |
Losses via KO | 1 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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67 | Dec 17, 2016 | 51 | Joe Smith Jr. | Loss | TKO8 |
66 | Nov 8, 2014 | 49 | Sergey Kovalev | Loss | UD |
65 | Apr 19, 2014 | 49 | Beibut Shumenov | Win | SD |
64 | Oct 26, 2013 | 48 | Karo Murat | Win | UD |
63 | Mar 9, 2013 | 48 | Tavoris Cloud | Win | UD |
62 | Apr 28, 2012 | 47 | Chad Dawson | Loss | MD |
61 | Oct 15, 2011 | 46 | Chad Dawson | NC | TKO2 |
60 | May 21, 2011 | 46 | Jean Pascal | Win | UD |
59 | Dec 18, 2010 | 45 | Jean Pascal | Draw | MD |
58 | Apr 3, 2010 | 45 | Roy Jones Jr. | Win | UD |
57 | Dec 2, 2009 | 44 | Enrique Ornelas | Win | UD |
56 | Oct 18, 2008 | 43 | Kelly Pavlik | Win | UD |
55 | Apr 19, 2008 | 43 | Joe Calzaghe | Loss | SD |
54 | Jul 21, 2007 | 42 | Winky Wright | Win | UD |
53 | Jun 10, 2006 | 41 | Antonio Tarver | Win | UD |
52 | Dec 3, 2005 | 40 | Jermain Taylor | Loss | UD |
51 | Jul 16, 2005 | 40 | Jermain Taylor | Loss | SD |
50 | Feb 19, 2005 | 40 | Howard Eastman | Win | UD |
49 | Sep 18, 2004 | 39 | Óscar de la Hoya | Win | KO9 |
48 | Jun 5, 2004 | 39 | Robert Allen | Win | UD |
47 | Dec 13, 2003 | 38 | William Joppy | Win | UD |
46 | Mar 29, 2003 | 38 | Morrade Hakkar | Win | RTD8 |
45 | Feb 2, 2002 | 37 | Carl Daniels | Win | RTD10 |
44 | Sep 29, 2001 | 36 | Félix Trinidad | Win | TKO12 |
43 | Apr 14, 2001 | 36 | Keith Holmes | Win | UD |
42 | Dec 1, 2000 | 35 | Antwun Echols | Win | TKO10 |
41 | May 13, 2000 | 35 | Syd Vanderpool | Win | UD |
40 | Dec 12, 1999 | 34 | Antwun Echols | Win | UD |
39 | Feb 6, 1999 | 34 | Robert Allen | Win | TKO7 |
38 | Aug 28, 1998 | 33 | Robert Allen | NC | NC |
37 | Jan 31, 1998 | 33 | Simon Brown | Win | TKO6 |
36 | Nov 18, 1997 | 32 | Andrew Council | Win | UD |
35 | Jul 20, 1997 | 32 | Glen Johnson | Win | TKO11 |
34 | Apr 19, 1997 | 32 | John David Jackson | Win | TKO7 |
33 | Jul 16, 1996 | 31 | William Bo James | Win | TKO11 |
32 | Mar 16, 1996 | 31 | Joe Lipsey | Win | KO4 |
31 | Jan 27, 1996 | 31 | Steve Frank | Win | TKO1 |
30 | Apr 29, 1995 | 30 | Segundo Mercado | Win | TKO7 |
29 | Dec 17, 1994 | 29 | Segundo Mercado | Draw | SD |
28 | May 17, 1994 | 29 | Lupe Aquino | Win | UD |
27 | Feb 26, 1994 | 29 | Melvin Wynn | Win | TKO3 |
26 | Nov 23, 1993 | 28 | Wendall Hall | Win | TKO3 |
25 | Aug 3, 1993 | 28 | Roy Ritchie | Win | TKO7 |
24 | May 22, 1993 | 28 | Roy Jones Jr. | Loss | UD |
23 | Feb 16, 1993 | 28 | Gilbert Baptist | Win | UD |
22 | Dec 4, 1992 | 27 | Wayne Powell | Win | TKO1 |
21 | Sep 14, 1992 | 27 | Eric Rhinehart | Win | KO1 |
20 | Aug 28, 1992 | 27 | James Stokes | Win | KO1 |
19 | May 21, 1992 | 27 | Aníbal Miranda | Win | PTS |
18 | Apr 3, 1992 | 27 | Randy Smith | Win | UD |
17 | Jan 31, 1992 | 27 | Dennis Milton | Win | RTD4 |
16 | Dec 13, 1991 | 26 | Willie Kemp | Win | UD |
15 | Nov 26, 1991 | 26 | David McCluskey | Win | TKO7 |
14 | Sep 23, 1991 | 26 | Ralph Moncrief | Win | TKO1 |
13 | Jul 9, 1991 | 26 | Danny Mitchell | Win | TKO1 |
12 | Jun 20, 1991 | 26 | Pedro Márquez | Win | TKO1 |
11 | Mar 18, 1991 | 26 | Steve Langley | Win | TKO3 |
10 | Feb 26, 1991 | 26 | Richard Quiles | Win | KO1 |
9 | Nov 17, 1990 | 25 | Mike Sapp | Win | TKO1 |
8 | Oct 20, 1990 | 25 | Darren Oliver | Win | TKO1 |
7 | Aug 5, 1990 | 25 | Percy Harris | Win | UD |
6 | Jun 30, 1990 | 25 | Khalif Shabazz | Win | KO1 |
5 | May 31, 1990 | 25 | Jouvin Mercado | Win | TKO2 |
4 | May 18, 1990 | 25 | Eddie Tyler | Win | TKO1 |
3 | Apr 26, 1990 | 25 | Keith Gray | Win | TKO1 |
2 | Feb 22, 1990 | 25 | Greg Paige | Win | UD |
1 | Oct 11, 1988 | 23 | Clinton Mitchell | Loss | MD |
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Bernard Hopkins' professional boxing career spanned more than 28 years — from 1988 to 2016.
Hopkins made his debut against Clinton Mitchell at the age of 23 on October 11, 1988, losing to Mitchell via 4 round majority decision. He went on to win 22 consecutive fights after this loss, which included 16 wins via stoppage.
Hopkins had his first world title fight at the age of 28 on May 22, 1993 after 23 professional fights, against Roy Jones Jr. for the IBF (vacant) title. He lost to Jones Jr. via 12 round unanimous decision.
He was a two-time undisputed middleweight world champion, and a two-time unified world champion — at light-heavyweight and middleweight, and has won 10 world titles at 2 weight classes. For all the details about Hopkins' world title wins and defenses refer to "Bernard Hopkins World Titles".
Some of Hopkins' best fights and notable victories include wins over William Joppy, Winky Wright, Félix Trinidad, Óscar de la Hoya, Antonio Tarver, Jean Pascal, and Beibut Shumenov.
Bernard Hopkins had a total of eight losses in his professional boxing career — six of them in title bouts and two in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss in his professional debut against Clinton Mitchell via 4th round MD. He has been stopped once and lost seven times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Bernard Hopkins' losses".
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against fellow American boxer Joe Smith Jr. on December 17, 2016. Hopkins lost the fight via 8th round TKO. It's been 6 years, 1 month, and 18 days since this fight.
Hopkins retired from professional boxing with a record of 55-8-2, which included 32 knockout wins and 1 loss via knockout, and 10 title wins. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2020.
Bernard Hopkins fought a total of 67 times during his professional career. He was among the very best of his generation and is one of the pound-for-pound best boxers of all time. These 11 fights are the highlight of his career.
A 30-year old Bernard Hopkins (26-2-1, 19 KO) had his first world title fight against Segundo Mercado for the vacant IBF middleweight belt.
Hopkins defeated Mercado via 7th round TKO to win the vacant IBF middleweight title.A 36-year old Bernard Hopkins (38-2-1, 28 KO) faced Keith Holmes, who was 32 years old with a record of 36-2 in a middleweight unification fight. Holmes was on a five-fight win streak with 24 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms but Hopkins had a 3 cm reach advantage over Holmes.
Hopkins defeated Holmes via 12 round unanimous decision to win the WBC middleweight title and retain the IBF middleweight title.
A 36-year old Bernard Hopkins (39-2-1, 28 KO) faced an undefeated Félix Trinidad, who was 28 years old with a record of 40-0 in a undisputed middleweight championship bout. Trinidad was on a 40-fight win streak with 33 KO wins. Hopkins was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 7 cm reach advantage.
Hopkins defeated Trinidad via 12th round TKO to win the WBA (Super) and vacant Ring Magazine middleweight titles and retain the WBC and IBF middleweight titles. He handed Trinidad the first loss of his career, and put an end to Trinidad's 40-fight win streak.
A 38-year old Bernard Hopkins (42-2-1, 31 KO) faced William Joppy, who was 33 years old with a record of 34-2-1 in a undisputed middleweight championship bout. Joppy was on a two-fight win streak with 25 KO wins. Hopkins was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 7 cm reach advantage.
Hopkins defeated Joppy via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.
A 39-year old Bernard Hopkins (44-2-1, 31 KO) faced Óscar de la Hoya, who was 31 years old with a record of 37-3 in a undisputed middleweight championship bout. de la Hoya was on a one-fight win streak with 29 KO wins. Hopkins was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 6 cm reach advantage.
Hopkins defeated De La Hoya via 9th round KO to win the WBO middleweight title and retain the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.
A 41-year old Bernard Hopkins (46-4-1, 32 KO) faced Antonio Tarver, who was 37 years old with a record of 24-3. Tarver was on a two-fight win streak with 18 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms but both had the same reach.
Hopkins defeated Tarver via 12 round unanimous decision to win the Ring Magazine light-heavyweight title.
A 42-year old Bernard Hopkins (47-4-1, 32 KO) faced Winky Wright, who was 35 years old with a record of 51-3-1 in a light-heavyweight title defense fight. Wright was on a one-fight win streak with 25 KO wins. Hopkins was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage.
Hopkins defeated Wright via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the Ring Magazine light-heavyweight title.
A 43-year old Bernard Hopkins (48-4-1, 32 KO) faced an undefeated Joe Calzaghe, who was 36 years old with a record of 44-0 in a light-heavyweight title defense fight. Calzaghe was on a 44-fight win streak with 32 KO wins. Hopkins was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 6 cm reach advantage.
Calzaghe defeated Hopkins via 12 round split-decision.
In an immediate rematch, a 46-year old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO) faced Jean Pascal, who was now 28 years old with a record of 26-1-1. Their last fight had ended in a draw. Hopkins was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage.
Hopkins defeated Pascal via 12 round unanimous decision to win the WBC and Ring Magazine light-heavyweight titles.
A 48-year old Bernard Hopkins (52-6-2, 32 KO) faced an undefeated Tavoris Cloud, who was 31 years old with a record of 24-0. Cloud was on a 24-fight win streak with 19 KO wins. Hopkins was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 3 cm reach advantage.
Hopkins defeated Cloud via 12 round unanimous decision to win the IBF light-heavyweight title. He handed Cloud the first loss of his career, and put an end to Cloud's 24-fight win streak.
A 49-year old Bernard Hopkins (54-6-2, 32 KO) faced Beibut Shumenov, who was 30 years old with a record of 14-1 in a light-heavyweight unification fight. Shumenov was on a six-fight win streak with 9 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms but Hopkins had a 3 cm reach advantage over Shumenov.
Hopkins defeated Shumenov via 12 round split-decision to win the WBA (Super) light-heavyweight title and retain the IBF light-heavyweight title.
Some of Hopkins' best wins were against William Joppy, Winky Wright, Félix Trinidad, Óscar de la Hoya, Antonio Tarver, Jean Pascal, and Beibut Shumenov. Despite the loss, his performance against Joe Calzaghe is also among Hopkins' best.
Hopkins knocked out 32 of his 67 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 49.2%. Of his total 55 wins, 32 of them were via KO (58.2%).
Hopkins had 8 losses. Joe Smith Jr., Sergey Kovalev, Chad Dawson, Joe Calzaghe, and Jermain Taylor are some of the boxers who have beaten Hopkins.