Fighter Biography: Wladimir Klitschko (a German transliteration of Russian: Владимир Владимирович Кличко, tr. Vladimir Vladimirovič Kličko, IPA: [vladɪmɪr klɪtʃko], /ˈvlædɨmɪər ˈklɪtʃkoʊ/; Ukrainian: Володимир Володимирович Кличко, tr.Volodymyr Volodymyrovyč Klyčko, IPA: [ʋɔlɔˈdɨmɨr klɨtʃˈkɔ]; born 25 March 1976) is a Ukrainian heavyweight boxer. Wladimir is the IBF, IBO, WBO and Ring Magazine Champion. His older brother Vitali Klitschko is the current WBC champion. Wladimir is the longest reigning Heavyweight Champion in history for the IBF, WBO & IBO heavyweight titles, both in measurements of defenses and time. As of 2011, Ring Magazine rates Klitschko as the number five pound-for-pound boxer in the world.Since 2005, Klitschko has been the dominant force in the heavyweight division, defeating a majority of the top heavyweights in the rankings. When Klitschko won the IBF title against Chris Byrd there were four separate heavyweight champions. Since then unified the IBF and WBO belts and defeated the WBA champion in recess. Following his win over Ruslan Chagaev, Klitschko was awarded the vacant Ring Magazine Heavyweight Title. He broke TommyBurns long held record of eight consecutive title defences by knockout. He works behind a strong left jab and possesses one of the strongest right crosses in boxing. Klitschko is a safety first fighter; however, he tends to methodically break down his opponents over a series of rounds. Emmanuel Steward, Klitschko's trainer, has also pointed out that Klitschko's ability to hurt opponents late on in fights (Tony Thompson, Samuel Peter, etc.) is a sign of his power. He has gone on to say that he feels Klitschko is one of the hardest punchers in heavyweight history.
David Deron Haye (born 13 October 1980 in Lambeth, London) is an English professional boxer, and current WBA World Heavyweight Champion.Before joining the Heavyweight division, Haye was the undisputed and lineal cruiserweight champion, holding the WBA, WBC, WBO and The Ring magazine cruiserweight titles after notable victories over Jean-Marc Mormeck and Enzo Maccarinelli. Haye's only professional loss to date was against Carl Thompson in 2004.Haye won the WBA Heavyweight title with a majority decision over Nikolai Valuev in November 2009, before defending the title against John Ruiz and Audley Harrison in 2010
Real name Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Nickname(s) Pac-Man, Fighting Pride of the Philippines, Rated at Light Middleweight, Welterweight Height 5 ft 6½ in (1.69 m)http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif Reach 67 in (170 cm) Nationality Philippines Filipino Birth date December 17, 1978 (1978-12-17) (age 32) Birth place Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines Stance Southpaow Boxing record Total fights 57 Wins 52 Wins by KO 38 Losses 3http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif Draws 2 No contests 1
Real name Shane Donte Mosley Nickname(s) Sugar Shane Rated at Welterweight Light Middleweight (8 Fights) Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Reach 74 in (188 cm) Nationality United States American Birth date September 7, 1971 (1971-09-07) (age 39) Birth place Pomona, California Stance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 54 Wins 46 Wins by KO 39 Losses 6 Draws 1 No contests 0
Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao (born December 17, 1978), also known as Manny Pacquiao, is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is an eight-division world champion, the first boxer in history to win ten world titles in eight different weight divisions. He is also the first boxer in history to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000's by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). He is also a three-time The Ring and BWAA "Fighter of the Year", winning the award in 2006, 2008, and 2009. Currently, Pacquiao is the WBC Super Welterweight World Champion and WBO Welterweight World Champion (Super Champion). He is also currently rated as the "number one" pound-for-pound best boxer in the world by most sporting news and boxing websites, including The Ring, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, NBC Sports, Yahoo! Sports, Sporting Life and About.com.Aside from boxing, Pacquiao has participated in acting, music recording, and politics. In May 2010, Pacquiao was elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the Philippines, representing the province of Sarangani. He is the only active boxer to become a congressman in the Philippines Shane Mosley (born September 7, 1971) is a professional boxer from Pomona, California. He has won world titles in three weight divisions, and is the former WBA Welterweight Super Champion.On May 7, 2011, Mosley is scheduled to fight Manny Pacquiao for the welterweight title on the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.***
Bernard Hopkins becomes oldest fighter to win World Championship Belt by defeating Jean Pascal by Unanimous Decision. Judges Scorecard: 115-113, 116-112, 114-115
Real name Jean-Thenistor Pascal Rated at Light Middleweight (Amateur) Super Middleweight Light Heavyweight (Current) Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Reach 72" Nationality Canada Canadian Birth date October 28, 1982 (1982-10-28) (age 28) Birth place Port-au-Prince, Haiti Stance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 28 Wins 26 Wins by KO 16 No contests 0
Real name Bernard Humphrey Hopkins Jr Nickname(s) The Executioner,B-Hop Rated at Middleweight, Light Heavyweight Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Nationality United States American Birth date January 15, 1965 (1965-01-15) (age 46) Birth place Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Stance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 59 Wins 51 Wins by KO 32 Losses 5 Draws 2 No contests 1
Jean-Thenistor Pascal (born October 28, 1982 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is a professional boxer and the current WBC, IBO and Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight Champion Bernard Hopkins Jr, known as the Executioner (born January 15, 1965, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American boxer. He is a former Undisputed World Middleweight Champion, and the first fighter to retain all 4 world titles of each major boxing sanctioning body, plus the Ring Magazine belt, in the same fight. Hopkins is known for defending a world middleweight title a record 20 times. He is also a former Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight Champion. In addition to being an active boxer, he is also a minority partner with Golden Boy Promotions.***
Real name Andre Ward Nickname(s) S.O.G. (Son of God) Rated at Super Middleweight Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Nationality United States American Birth date February 23, 1984 (1984-02-23) (age 27) Birth place San Francisco, California, USA Stance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 23 Wins 23 Wins by KO 13 Losses 0 Draws 0 No contests 0
Real name Avetik Abrahamyan Nickname(s) King Arthur, Abrahammer Rated at Super middleweight Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Nationality Germany German Birth date February 20, 1980 (1980-02-20) (age 31) Birth place Yerevan, Armenia Stance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 34 Wins 32 Wins by KO 26 Losses 2 Draws 0 No contests 0
Andre Ward (born February 23, 1984) is an American boxer, and is the current WBA World Super Middleweight champion. As an amateur Ward won Gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the light heavyweight division, the first American boxing gold in 8 years. He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in second place at the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tijuana, Mexico. Arthur Abraham (born Avetik Abrahamyan on February 20, 1980 in Yerevan, Armenia) is an Armenian-German professional boxer residing in Berlin, Germany. He was IBF world middleweight champion from 2005 to 2009, making ten successful defences of his title. As of the end of 2009, The Ring has ranked Abraham as the 14th best boxer in the world***
Saturday, Apr. 16 -- at TBA, USA (HBO) WBC welterweight title: Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz
Real name Andre Michael Berto Nickname(s) The Beast Rated at Welterweight Nationality United States American Birth date September 7, 1983 (1983-09-07) (age 27) Birth place Miami, Florida Stance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 27 Wins 27 Wins by KO 21 Losses 0 Draws 0 No contests 0
Real Name Victor Ortiz Nickname(s) "Vicious" Rated at Light Welterweight Nationality United States American Birth date January 31, 1987 (1987-01-31) (age 24) Garden City, Kansas, U.S. Stance southpaw Boxing record Total fights 32 Wins 28 Wins by KO 22 Losses 2 Draws 2 No contests 0
Andre Michael Berto (born September 7, 1983) is an American professional boxer, who represented Haiti at the 2004 Summer Olympics. On June 21, 2008, Berto became the WBC welterweight champion by defeating Miguel Rodriguez by seventh round technical knockout. Victor Ortiz (born January 31, 1987, Garden City, Kansas) is a Mexican-American professional boxer touted as a Junior Welterweight and Welterweight prospect. He was named 2008 ESPN Prospect of the Year.***
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Saturday, Apr. 16 -- at San Juan, Puerto Rico (Showtime) WBO featherweight title: Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Orlando Salido Mike Alvarado vs. Vernon Paris Victor Bisbal vs. TBA
Real name Juan Manuel López Nickname(s) Juanma Rated at Featherweight Nationality Puerto Rico Birth date June 30, 1983 (1983-06-30) (age 27) Birth place Juncos, Puerto Rico Stance Southpaw Boxing record Total fights 30 Wins 30 Wins by KO 27 Losses 0 Draws 0 No contests 0
Real name Orlando Salido Rivera Nickname(s) Siri Rated at Featherweight Nationality Mexico Mexican Birth date November 16, 1980 (1980-11-16) (age 30) Birth place Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico Stance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 47 Wins 34 Wins by KO 22 Losses 11 Draws 2 No contests 1
Juan Manuel "Juanma" López Rivera (born June 30, 1983) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur, Lopez represented Puerto Rico at numerous international tournaments including the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games, 2003 Pan American Games and the 2004 Summer Olympics. López's professional career began in 2005. As a professional he won his first nine fights by knockout before winning his first decision. On September 30, 2006 he defeated Jose Alonso to win the WBO Latino super bantamweight Championship, a regional championship sanctioned by the World Boxing Organization. On June 7, 2008, Lopez defeated Daniel Ponce de León by technical knockout to win the WBO super bantamweight championship. He held the title until January 23, 2009, vacating it after defeating Steven Luevano for the organization's featherweight championship. Ring Magazine currently rates Lopez as the number nine pound-for-pound boxer in the world. Orlando Salido Rivera (born November 16, 1980 in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the former IBF Featherweight champion. Eight of his losses happened between the ages of 21 and 15***
Saturday, Apr. 9 -- at Las Vegas, NV (HBO-PPV) Vacant WBA light welterweight title: Marcos Maidana vs. Erik Morales Robert Guerrero vs. Michael Katsidis James Kirkland vs. TBA
Real name Marcos René Maidana Nickname(s) El Chino Rated at Light Welterweight Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Nationality Argentina Argentinian Birth date July 17, 1983 (1983-07-17) (age 27) Birth place Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina Stance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 31 Wins 29 Wins by KO 27 Losses 2 Draws 0 No contests 0
Real name Érik Isaac Morales Elvira Nickname(s) El Terrible Rated at Welterweight,Light Welterweight Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Nationality Mexico Mexican Birth date September 1, 1976 (1976-09-01) (age 34) Birth place Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Stance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 57 Wins 51 Wins by KO 35 Losses 6 (2KO) Draws 0 No contests 0
Marcos Maidana (born 17 July 1983 in Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina) is a professional light-welterweight boxer from José Leon Suarez, Buenos Aires. He is the current World Boxing Association's interim Super Lightweight champion. His only professional losses have come against Andreas Kotelnik and Amir Khan Érik Isaac Morales Elvira (born September 1, 1976 in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer.He is current WBC Silver World Light Welterweight Champion and former five-time world champion at WBC and WBO Super Bantamweight (122 lb), WBC Featherweight (126 lb), WBC Super Featherweight (130 LB)and the IBF Junior Lightweight (130 lb) divisions. He is currently the WBC International welterweight Champ (147 lb) champion. Morales also defeated 15 different world champions during the course of his career and has won 7 titles in five different weight classes. Famous for his trilogies with fellow Mexican legend three-division champion Marco Antonio Barrera and to Filipino octuple champion Manny Pacquiao, he is considered by many to be one of the finest boxers of his generation. He ranks #49 on ESPN's 50 Greatest Boxers Of All Time, a step ahead of Mike Tyson.***
Real name Juan Manuel López Nickname(s) Juanma Rated at Featherweight Nationality Puerto Rico Birth date June 30, 1983 (1983-06-30) (age 27) Birth place Juncos, Puerto Rico Stance Southpaw Boxing record Total fights 29 Wins 29 Wins by KO 26 Losses 0
Real name Rafael Márquez Méndez Rated at Featherweight Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Nationality Mexico Mexican Birth date March 25, 1975 (1975-03-25) (age 35) Birth place Mexico City, Mexico Stance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 44 Wins 39 Wins by KO 35 Losses 5
Juan Manuel "Juanma" López Rivera (born June 30, 1983) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur, Lopez represented Puerto Rico at numerous international tournaments including the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games, 2003 Pan American Games and the 2004 Summer Olympics. López's professional career began in 2005. As a professional he won his first nine fights by knockout before winning his first decision. On September 30, 2006 he defeated Jose Alonso to win the WBO Latino super bantamweight Championship, a regional championship sanctioned by the World Boxing Organization. On June 7, 2008, Lopez defeated Daniel Ponce de León by technical knockout to win the WBO super bantamweight championship. He held the title until January 23, 2009, vacating it after defeating Steven Luevano for the organization's featherweight championship. Rafael Márquez Méndez (born 25 March 1975 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former world champion at the IBF / IBO Bantamweight (118 lb) and WBC Super Bantamweight (122 lb) divisions.
Márquez comes from a strong boxing pedigross. His older brother, Juan Manuel Márquez, was the former WBA and IBF Featherweight World Champion, former WBC Jr. Lightweight World Champion, and current WBA, WBO, and Ring Magazine Lineal Lightweight World Champion.
Real name Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano Nickname(s) El Ciclon de Guantánamo Rated at Featherweight Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Nationality Cuba Cuban Birth date December 23, 1981 (1981-12-23) (age 29) Birth place Guantánamo Stance orthodox Boxing record Total fights 19 Wins 19 Wins by KO 15 Losses 0 Draws 0
Real name Jorge Luis Solis Rivera Nickname(s) Coloradito Rated at Super Featherweight,Featherweight Height 5 ft. 8.5 in (173 cm.) Nationality Mexico Mexican Birth date October 23, 1979 (1979-10-23) (age 31) Birth place Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Stance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 41 Wins 37 Wins by KO 27 Losses 2 Draws 2
Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano (born December 23, 1981) is a Cuban professional boxer who, as an amateur boxer, won an Olympic gold medal in the flyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the current Unified IBF and WBA Featherweight champion. Gamboa's younger brother is fellow professional boxer Yoelvis Gamboa.On September 11, 2010 Gamboa fought Orlando Salido to unify the WBA and IBF Featherweight titles with the result being Gamboa winning by unanimous decision. Referee Joe Cortez ruled that Salido knocked down Gamboa in the eighth round, but replays showed that Gamboa clearly slipped. Gamboa knocked Salido down in the 12th round, but was docked two points for hitting Salido in the back of his head while Salido was down. With this win Gamboa became the first Cuban boxer to hold the IBF world title since the organization's inception Jorge Iván Solís Pérez (born October 23, 1979 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former holder of various minor and regional titles including, the Jalisco State Featherweight title, WBC Latin America title, Mexican Super Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions and WBA Fedecentro titles. He's also the brother of former IBF Champion Ulises Solís. On March.26.2011 Solis will get a chance to take on the Unified WBA World and IBF Featherweight Champion Yuriorkis Gamboa 19-0 15KOs.***
Real name Amir Iqbal Khan Nickname(s) King Khan,The Pride Of Bolton,Lightning Khan Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Nationality English, Pakistan Birth date 8 December 1986 (1986-12-08) (age 23) Birth place Bolton,Greater Manchester,England Stance Regular Boxing record Total fights 24 Wins 23 Wins by KO 17 Losses 1 Draws 0 No contests 0
Real name Marcos René Maidana Nickname(s) El Chino Rated at Light Welterweight Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Nationality Argentina Argentinian Birth date July 17, 1983 (1983-07-17) (age 27) Birth place Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina Stance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 30 Wins 29 Wins by KO 27 Losses 1 Draws 0 No contests 0
Amir Iqbal Khan (born 8 December 1986) is a British boxer from Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. He is the current WBA World light welterweight champion. Khan won the belt at the age of 22, making him Britain's third-youngest world champion after Naseem Hamed and Herbie Hide.He was previously in the lightweight division, where he held the Commonwealth, WBO Inter-Continental and WBA International titles. He also became the youngest British Olympic boxing medallist when he won silver at the 2004 Athens Olympics at the age of 17. He is commonly known by the nickname "King Khan" Marcos Maidana (born 17 July 1983 in Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina) is a professional light-welterweight boxer from José Leon Suarez, Buenos Aires. He is the current World Boxing Association's interim Super Lightweight champion.[2] His only professional loss comes as a result of a split decision against Andreas Kotelnik.***
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David Lemieux (born 22 December 1988 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian professional boxer of Québécois and Armenian descent who fights in the middleweight division. He is currently the WBC International middleweight champion and holds a professional boxing record of 25-0-0. **
Peter fought Klitschko on September 11, 2010, for the Ukrainian's IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles. Klitschko won again, by knocking out Peter in the 10th round. Peter weighed in at 241 pounds, two pounds lighter than their first fight. Wladimir Klitschko came in at a career heavy of 247 pounds of pure muscle. Both fighters had promised knockouts in the pre fight build up. Peter started the fight very aggressively and caught Klitschko with a good left hook in the opening minute. Klitschko ended the round well. Peter was caught with three hard right hands in the second round, one of which seemed to stun him. Peter tried to duck under the Klitschko jab, but was being tied up on the inside. After four rounds the fight became one sided in Klitschko's favour. Peter's right eye was closing and he was taking heavy punishment. After the ninth round Peter's trainer Abel Sanchez said he would give him one more round. Emmanuel Steward also implored Klitschko to be more aggressive. Peter swung wildly in the tenth and Klitschko put him down with a concussive combination. Referee Robert Byrd did not start a count and waved the fight off, awarding Klitschko the win by knockout.
Klitschko will fight Dereck Chisora on December 11. Chisora´s record is 14-0-0-0 (9 KO)..**
López's first featherweight defense took place on July 10, 2010, against the WBO's mandatory challenger, Bernabé Concepción. The first round began with both boxers circling around the ring, studying their respective opponent. During an exchange Concepción received a left hook that forced him to fall back against the ropes, López then engaged on the offensive, scoring a knockdown. This pattern continued, with Concepción staying on the offensive until he was able to counter and score a knockdown. López began the second round more aggressive, scoring two consecutive knockdowns, which prompted the referee to stop the fight by technical knockout.
In his HBO Debut, Bradley was scheduled to face Luis Abregu in a nontitle bout at welterweight, however Bradley's promoter told ESPN.com that he had made a deal with Golden Boy Promotions to fight interim title holder and knockout artist Marcos Maidana at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California, only a few miles from Bradley's hometown of Palm Springs. The fight was scheduled to take place on June 19, but due to a back injury to Marcos Maidana the fight was postponed. So he went back to his original plan to move up in weight and the fight with Abregu was back on for July 17 at the Agua Caliente Casino. Although clearly out-sized, Bradley proved too quick and too skilled for the hard-hitting Abregu winning by unanimous decision, with the judges' scorecards reading 119-111, 118-112, and 117-113. At the end of the fight, Bradley openly made a challenge to pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao, calling for him to "Come break down this wall". Bradley also called out Devon Alexander, Amir Khan, and Marcos Maidana. **
Erik Morales officially ended his retirement on March 27, 2010 by fighting Jose Alfaro. Morales' precision and stamina overcame Alfaro; easily defeating him via unanimous decision. In his second fight after returning to the ring Erik Morales fought Willie Limond. Limond started strong in the first three rounds being very quick, elusive, and staying away from Morales' reach. Morales threw body shots to slow his opponent down and fought very conservative until Limond started getting tired. Morales came back to knock Limond down 3 times in the 6th round (3 knock down rule does not count) with huge and powerful bodyshots; the fight was stopped as Limond could not carry on. Morales takes his Boxing Record to 50 wins 6 losses with 2 draws.**
Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson was a boxing match that took place on June 8, 2002, at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee, between WBC, IBO and IBF heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis and former WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. The fight was for Lewis' Heavyweight championship titles. Lewis defeated Tyson by KO in the eighth round
The referee for the fight was Eddie Cotton, making it his 20th World title bout. Alfred Buqwana of South Africa, Anek Hongtongkam of Thailand and Bob Logist of Belgium judged the contest, both the WBC and the Tennessee Athletic Commission wanted judges from different continents.Lewis weighed in at 249.25lb and Tyson at 234lb(second highest weight for Tyson).
The fight was promoted by Main Events and was a pay-per-view shown as a joint collaboration between HBO and Showtime in the United States and on Sky Box Office in the United Kingdom. It was the highest-grossing event in pay-per-view history, generating US$106.9 million from 1.95 million buys in the USA, until it was surpassed by De La Hoya vs. Mayweather in 2007.
Tyson and Lewis came out jabbing away. Lewis managed to land two right uppercuts before Tyson missed with a wild left hook. With just under a minute left in the first round, Tyson landed a great left hook. Lewis then holds Tyson pushing him into the ropes and lands another jab. During the second round, Cotton warns Lewis twice, for holding. Lewis landed a number of punches on Tyson, including three powerful uppercuts. As the third round opens Tyson headbutted Lewis, however, Lewis manages to cut Tyson on his right eye later in the round. Again Tyson rushes out in the fourth round and Lewis lands two jabs before landing a big right. With 10 seconds left in the round Lewis lands a couple of punches on Tyson who goes down. Referee, Cotton rules it a slip and deducts a point from Lewis for pushing Tyson down. Tyson's face has started to swell. Cotton stopped the fight and talks to Lewis again in the fifth round about pushing. Tyson struggled to land a punch on the champion. Tyson had cuts above both eyes, and late in the seventh round Lewis puts Tyson off balance landing a heavy right hook. Lewis dominated the round, landing 31 punches compared to Tyson's four.
In the eighth and final round, Tyson is hit with a heavy right and Lewis pushes him to the canvas. Tyson lies on his back on the canvas, he is counted out by the referee and makes no real effort to get up within the count**
On January 19, 2008, Jones faced five-time world champion Félix Trinidad at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The bout was fought at a catchweight of 170 lbs. Jones had a noticeable speed advantage, and in round seven, a short right hand to the temple dropped Trinidad to his knees. Trinidad came out of his second retirement for the fight against Roy Jones, a former four-division champion. According to the contract, it was to be at a catch weight of 170 lbs; and was broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View. Trinidad began the fight on the offensive and won the first two rounds. The third and fourth rounds were won by Jones who relied on the velocity of his punches.This pattern continued in the fifth and sixth rounds. In the seventh round, Jones scored a knockdown following a right hand. Following this Jones continued to use his speed while Trinidad pursued the offensive, in the tenth round Jones scored a second knockdown after landing a combination. This was the first time in history that a former heavyweight champion could come back in good health and fight at 170 lbs. A testimony to Jones' greatness. The judges declared the fight a unanimous decision in favor of Jones with scores of 117–109 and 116–110 twice.**
Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Calzaghe was a boxing match that took place on April 19, 2008, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, between The Ring light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins and undisputed super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe. The fight was dubbed the "Battle of the Planet", and the fight was for the The Ring light heavyweight championship.
Calzaghe, who was seven years younger than Hopkins, was knocked down by a right hand in the opening exchanges and struggled to find his range early on. Hopkins continued to have success with his right, but Calzaghe outworked him in the latter half of the fight. One judge scored it 114-113 for Hopkins, but the two others saw Calzaghe winning by margins of 115-112 and 116-111. The win extended Calzaghe's unbeaten record to 45 fights, while Hopkins fell to 48 wins, five defeats and one draw.**
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