Date | October 18, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hopkins wins via 12-round unanimous decision (119-106, 118-108, 117-109) |
Kelly Pavlik vs. Bernard Hopkins, billed as Unstoppable, was a boxing match that took place on October 18, 2008, at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, between then-43-year-old Hopkins and 26-year-old Pavlik. [1]
The three judges scored the fight 119-106, 118-108, and 117-109 for Hopkins. The win by Hopkins ended Pavlik's previously unbeaten record, while Hopkins extended his legacy by dominating the then lineal middleweight champion. [1] [2] [3]
Ring Magazine named this fight upset of the year for 2008. [4]
Sports Illustrated also named this fight upset of the year for 2008. [5]