The International Boxing Organization has reached a verbal sanctioning agreement to fill its light heavyweight championship, which was declared vacant in May. IBO President Ed Levine said the organization “has been engaged in final negotiations with a qualified and highly-respected fighter” in the division and anticipates a deal being finalized …
Read More »IBO Declares Light Heavyweight Title Vacant After Hopkins Win
The IBO light heavyweight championship – long the symbol of the truly elite at 175 pounds – is vacant. Because of an inability to reach a sanctioning agreement with Bernard Hopkins prior to his May 21 fight with Jean Pascal at Bell Centre in Montreal, it was decided going in …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Carl Froch vs. Glen Johnson
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing In meeting Glen Johnson tonight at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, Carl Froch continues his run of hard fights against top-level opposition. Froch’s last five fights were Against Jean Pascal, Jermain Taylor, Andre Dirrell, Mikkel Kessler and Arthur Abraham. It is refreshing to …
Read More »Newly Minted WBC Champ Hopkins Honored In Philadelphia
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter honored newly crowned WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Bernard Hopkins today for his championship win over Jean Pascal which took place May 21. The mayor presented Hopkins with a Liberty Bell replica and made a proclamation saluting Hopkins and acknowledging his history making accomplishment of becoming the …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Bernard Hopkins Makes History At 46
© Jose Espinoza / Saddo Boxing A 46 year old fighter stepped into the ring on Saturday night and emerged a champion. It was a moment that very few in the city of Montreal will ever forget. Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins beat out a young, strong and skilled Jean Pascal …
Read More »Bernard Hopkins Outfights Jean Pascal In WBC Title Rematch
Just six months after escaping with a majority draw, WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal loses the rematch with Bernard Hopkins as the two fighters tangled last night at Montreal’s Bell Centre. Nearly 18,000 fans were on hand to witness 46 year old Hopkins eclipse George Foreman’s record of becoming …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Jean Pascal vs. Bernard Hopkins Rematch
The season’s most anticipated rematch takes place tonight at Montreal’s Bell Center as WBC and IBO light heavyweight kingpin Jean Pascal once again tangles with the seemingly ageless Bernard Hopkins. The pair first rumbled this past December in Quebec City and the early rounds belonged to the champion Pascal, at …
Read More »Pascal, Hopkins Make Weight For WBC Title Rematch
WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal and challenger Bernard Hopkins both made weight for their hotly anticipated rematch tonight at Montreal’s Bell Center. WBC Light Heavyweight Championship, 12 rounds Jean Pascal: 174.75 lb Bernard Hopkins: 174.75 lb
Read More »Bernard Hopkins Dazzles During Montreal Gym Workout
With American and Canadian media in attendance, Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins hosted a media workout today at a local boxing gym in Montreal, Canada where the 46-year-old Two-Division World Champion and Future Hall of Famer discussed his championship rematch against WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal which takes place this …
Read More »Pascal vs. Hopkins Final Press Conference Quotes
Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins and Jean Pascal made it clear at today’s final press conference in Montreal, Canada that they both want to let their fists do the talking when they meet this Saturday, May 21 at the Bell Center in Montreal in a bout that will be televised live …
Read More »WBC Champ Jean Pascal Conference Call Quotes
Yvon Michel: Thank you, everybody, for joining on for this conference call. First, I would like to thank all our partners for this event HBO, Golden Boy Promotions, Gary Shaw Promotions, and InterBox for helping us to put on a very exceptional show here in Montreal. We are ten days …
Read More »Exclusive Boxing Video: Furious Hopkins Goes After Pascal In Montreal!
At a Press Conference in Montreal yesterday, an enraged Bernard Hopkins pushed Jean Pascal after being hounded to take a drug test before their rematch, scheduled for May 21. Watch this exclusive video…
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