Light heavyweight · United States
Bernard Hopkins 55-8-2, 2 NC 32 KO · 1988–2016
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Bernard Hopkins was a light heavyweight boxer from United States, born Jan 15, 1965. Record 55-8-2, 2 NC with 32 knockouts over 1988–2016. World titles: WBA light heavyweight (2014), IBF light heavyweight (2013–2014), WBC light heavyweight (2011–2012), WBO middleweight (2004–2005) and 3 more. Bernard Hopkins last fought Joe Smith, Jr. on Dec 17, 2016 and lost by TKO in round 8 of 12.
Also: Μπέρναρντ Χόπκινς · Бернард Гопкінс · Бернард Хопкинс +15 more Բեռնարդ Հոփքինս · برنارد هاپکینز · برنارد هوبكينز · برنارڈ ہاپکنز · बर्नार्ड हॉपकिंस · বার্নার্ড হপকিন্স · বাৰ্নাৰ্ড হপকিন্স · เบอร์นาร์ด ฮอปกินส์ · バーナード・ホプキンズ · 伯纳德·霍普金斯 · 버나드 홉킨스 · Bernard Humphrey junior Hopkins · Hopkins · Хопкинс Бернард · Хопкинс, Бернард
Born Jan 15, 1965
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 185 cm
Reach 180.5 cm
Nickname The Executioner · The Alien · B-Hop
Debut Oct 11, 1988
Career 1988–2016
Rounds boxed 532
KO share 58%
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Titles IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO middleweight · 1995–2005; IBF, WBA, WBC light heavyweight · 2011–2014
Boxerbook rating 2256 ± 156 · inactive since Dec 2016Why here › Confirmed bouts 28 of 67 · 13 official
Career record Record
55-8-2, 2 NC, 32 KOs · 1988–2016
Last result L
For WBC International light heavyweight title TKO 8/12 · The Forum, Inglewood, California, 🇺🇸
The record 67 bouts, 1988–2016, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 67, Wikipedia (ja) · 67, Wikipedia (ru) · 67, Nevada State Athletic Commission — Results · 8, WBA Fights Master Scores · 6, IBF/USBA Results · 4
L
For WBC International light heavyweight title TKO 8/12 · The Forum, Inglewood, California, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 55-7-2 · Smith, Jr. 22-1-0
L
For WBO light-heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Barclay's Center, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 55-6-2 · Kovalev 26-0-1
W
Retained IBF light heavyweight title SD 12/12 · D.C. Armory, Washington, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 54-6-2 · Shumenov 14-1-0
W
Retained IBF light heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 53-6-2 · Murat 25-1-1
W
Won IBF light heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Barclay's Center, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 52-6-2 · Cloud 27-0-0
L
Lost WBC and The Ring light heavyweight titles MD 12/12 · Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 52-5-2 · Dawson 31-1-0
NC
WBC and The Ring light heavyweight titles at stake NC 2/12 · Staples Center, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 52-5-2 · Dawson 31-1-0
W
Won WBC, IBO and The Ring light heavyweight titles UD 12/12 · Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, 🇨🇦
Hopkins 51-5-2 · Pascal 27-1-1
D
For WBC, IBO and The Ring light heavyweight titles MD 12/12 · Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, 🇨🇦
Hopkins 51-5-1 · Pascal 27-1-0
W
UD 12/12 · MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 50-5-1 · Jones Jr. 54-6-0
W
UD 12/12 · Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 49-5-1 · Ornelas —
W
UD 12/12 · Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 48-5-1 · Pavlik 34-0-0
L
For Ring light-heavyweight title SD 12/12 · Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 48-4-1 · Calzaghe 46-0-0
W
For The Ring light heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 47-4-1 · Wright 53-3-1
W
Won IBO and The Ring light heavyweight titles UD 12/12 · Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 46-4-1 · Tarver 24-3-0
L
For WBA, WBC, WBO, and The Ring middleweight titles UD 12/12 · MANDALAY BAY ARENA, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 46-3-1 · Taylor 24-0-0
L
Lost WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring middleweight titles SD 12/12 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 46-2-1 · Taylor 23-0-0
W
Retained WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring middleweight titles UD 12/12 · Staples Center, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 45-2-1 · Eastman 40-1-0
W
Won WBO middleweight title KO 9/12 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 44-2-1 · Hoya 37-3-0
W
Retained WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring middleweight titles UD 12/12 · MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 43-2-1 · Allen —
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Retained WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring middleweight titles UD 12/12 · Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 42-2-1 · Joppy 34-2-1
W
Retained WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring middleweight titles RTD 8/12 · Spectrum, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 41-2-1 · Hakkar —
W
For WBA, WBC, IBF & The Ring middleweight titles RTD 10/12 · Sovereign Center, Reading, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 40-2-1 · Daniels 47-3-1
W
Won WBA middleweight title TKO 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 39-2-1 · Trinidad 42-0-0
W
Retained IBF middleweight title UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 38-2-1 · Holmes 36-2-0
W
Retained IBF middleweight title TKO 10/12 · The Venetian Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 37-2-1 · Echols —
W
Retained IBF middleweight title UD 12/12 · Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 36-2-1 · Vanderpool 1-0-0
W
Retained IBF middleweight title UD 12/12 · Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 35-2-1 · Echols —
W
Retained IBF middleweight title TKO 7/12 · Convention Center, Washington, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 34-2-1 · Allen —
NC
IBF middleweight title at stake NC 4/12 · Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 34-2-1 · Allen —
W
For IBF middleweight title TKO 6/12 · Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 33-2-1 · Brown 47-6-0
W
Andrew Council
Retained IBF middleweight title UD 12/12 · The Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 32-2-1 · Council —
W
For IBF middleweight title TKO 11/12 · Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 31-2-1 · Johnson 32-0-0
W
For IBF middleweight title TKO 7/12 · Municipal Memorial Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 30-2-1 · Jackson 35-2-0
W
William Bo James
Retained IBF middleweight title TKO 11/12 · Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 29-2-1 · James —
W
Joe Lipsey
Retained IBF middleweight title KO 4/12 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 28-2-1 · Lipsey —
W
Retained IBF middleweight title TKO 1/12 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 27-2-1 · Frank —
W
Won vacant IBF middleweight title TKO 7/12 · USAir Arena, Landover, Maryland, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 26-2-1 · Mercado —
D
For vacant IBF middleweight title SD 12/12 · Coliseo General Rumiñahui, Quito, 🇪🇨
Hopkins 26-2-0 · Mercado —
W
Retained USBA middleweight title UD 12/12 · Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 25-2-0 · Aquino —
W
Melvin Wynn
TKO 3/10 · Sands, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 24-2-0 · Wynn —
W
Wendall Hall
Retained USBA middleweight title TKO 3/12 · The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 23-2-0 · Hall —
W
Roy Ritchie
Retained USBA middleweight title TKO 7/12 · Riviera, Winchester, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 22-2-0 · Ritchie —
L
For vacant IBF middleweight title UD 12/12 · Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., 🇺🇸
Hopkins 22-1-0 · Jones Jr. 21-0-0
W
Gilbert Baptist
Retained USBA middleweight title UD 12/12 · McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 21-1-0 · Baptist —
W
Wayne Powell
Won vacant USBA middleweight title TKO 1/12 · Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 20-1-0 · Powell —
W
Eric Rhinehart
KO 1/10 · Eli's Pier 34, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 19-1-0 · Rhinehart —
W
James Stokes
KO 1/10 · Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 18-1-0 · Stokes —
W
Aníbal Miranda
PTS 10/10 · Cirque d'hiver, Paris, 🇫🇷
Hopkins 17-1-0 · Miranda —
W
Randy Smith
UD 10/10 · Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 16-1-0 · Smith —
W
RTD 4/10 · The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 15-1-0 · Milton —
W
Willie Kemp
UD 10/10 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 14-1-0 · Kemp —
W
David McCluskey
TKO 7/10 · The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 13-1-0 · McCluskey —
W
Ralph Moncrief
TKO 1/10 · The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 12-1-0 · Moncrief —
W
Danny Mitchell
TKO 1/8 · The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 11-1-0 · Mitchell —
W
Pedro Márquez
TKO 1 · Aspen Hotel, Parsippany, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 10-1-0 · Márquez —
W
Steve Langley
TKO 3/6 · The Mirage, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 9-1-0 · Langley —
W
Richard Quiles
KO 1/6 · National Guard Armory, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 8-1-0 · Quiles —
W
Mike Sapp
TKO 1/8 · Lee County Civic Center, Fort Myers, Florida, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 7-1-0 · Sapp —
W
Darren Oliver
TKO 1 · Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 6-1-0 · Oliver —
W
Percy Harris
UD 6/6 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 5-1-0 · Harris —
W
Khalif Shabazz
KO 1/6 · Trump's Castle, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 4-1-0 · Shabazz —
W
Jouvin Mercado
TKO 2/4 · War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, New York, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 3-1-0 · Mercado —
W
Eddie Tyler
TKO 1/6 · Sands, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 2-1-0 · Tyler —
W
Keith Gray
TKO 1 · The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 1-1-0 · Gray —
W
Greg Paige
UD 4/4 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 0-1-0 · Paige —
L
Clinton Mitchell
MD 4/4 · Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Hopkins 0-0-0 · Mitchell —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
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Facts
What is Bernard Hopkins's record? Bernard Hopkins's professional record is 55-8-2, 2 NC with 32 knockouts.
Who did Bernard Hopkins fight last? Bernard Hopkins last fought Joe Smith, Jr. on Dec 17, 2016 and lost by TKO in round 8 of 12.
Which world titles has Bernard Hopkins held? Bernard Hopkins has held 7 world title reigns: WBA light heavyweight (2014), IBF light heavyweight (2013–2014), WBC light heavyweight (2011–2012), WBO middleweight (2004–2005) and 3 more. Sources Boxerbook ID 13244 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/13244 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
