Bernard Hopkins

World title reigns and bouts

WBAS
WBC
IBF
WBO
RING
WBAS
WBC
IBF
WBO
RING
Light Heavyweight
Middleweight
1995
(29 years old)
1998
(32 years old)
2001
(35 years old)
2004
(38 years old)
2007
(41 years old)
2010
(44 years old)
2013
(47 years old)

Timeline of world title events

    22 May 1993

    Roy Jones Jr beats Bernard Hopkins via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    17 Dec 1994

    Bernard Hopkins and Segundo Mercado share a draw 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    29 Apr 1995

    Bernard Hopkins beats Segundo Mercado via knockout 7/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Bernard Hopkins becomes the IBF Middleweight world champion

    27 Jan 1996

    Bernard Hopkins beats Steve Frank via knockout 1/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    16 Mar 1996

    Bernard Hopkins beats Joe Lipsey via knockout 4/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    16 Jul 1996

    Bernard Hopkins beats William Bo James via knockout 11/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    19 Apr 1997

    Bernard Hopkins beats John David Jackson via knockout 7/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    20 Jul 1997

    Bernard Hopkins beats Glen Johnson via knockout 11/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    18 Nov 1997

    Bernard Hopkins beats Andrew Council via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    31 Jan 1998

    Bernard Hopkins beats Simon Brown via knockout 6/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    28 Aug 1998

    Bernard Hopkins v Robert Allen results in a no contest 4/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    6 Feb 1999

    Bernard Hopkins beats Robert Allen via knockout 7/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    12 Dec 1999

    Bernard Hopkins beats Antwun Echols via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    13 May 2000

    Bernard Hopkins beats Syd Vanderpool via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    1 Dec 2000

    Bernard Hopkins beats Antwun Echols via knockout 10/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    14 Apr 2001

    Bernard Hopkins beats Keith Holmes via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Bernard Hopkins becomes the WBC Middleweight world champion

    29 Sep 2001

    Bernard Hopkins beats Felix Trinidad via knockout 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Bernard Hopkins becomes the RING and WBAS Middleweight world champion

    2 Feb 2002

    Bernard Hopkins beats Carl Daniels via corner retirement 10/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    29 Mar 2003

    Bernard Hopkins beats Morrade Hakkar via corner retirement 8/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    13 Dec 2003

    Bernard Hopkins beats William Joppy via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    5 Jun 2004

    Bernard Hopkins beats Robert Allen via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    18 Sep 2004

    Bernard Hopkins beats Oscar De La Hoya via knockout 9/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Bernard Hopkins becomes the WBO Middleweight world champion

    19 Feb 2005

    Bernard Hopkins beats Howard Eastman via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    16 Jul 2005

    Jermain Taylor beats Bernard Hopkins via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    3 Dec 2005

    Jermain Taylor beats Bernard Hopkins via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    10 Jun 2006

    Bernard Hopkins beats Antonio Tarver via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Bernard Hopkins becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

    21 Jul 2007

    Bernard Hopkins beats Winky Wright via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    19 Apr 2008

    Joe Calzaghe beats Bernard Hopkins via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    18 Dec 2010

    Jean Pascal and Bernard Hopkins share a draw 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    21 May 2011

    Bernard Hopkins beats Jean Pascal via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Bernard Hopkins becomes the RING and WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

    15 Oct 2011

    Bernard Hopkins v Chad Dawson results in a no contest 2/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    28 Apr 2012

    Chad Dawson beats Bernard Hopkins via majority decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    9 Mar 2013

    Bernard Hopkins beats Tavoris Cloud via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Bernard Hopkins becomes the IBF Light Heavyweight world champion

    26 Oct 2013

    Bernard Hopkins beats Karo Murat via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    19 Apr 2014

    Bernard Hopkins beats Beibut Shumenov via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Bernard Hopkins becomes the WBAS Light Heavyweight world champion

    8 Nov 2014

    Sergey Kovalev beats Bernard Hopkins via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)