Sunday, 10 March 2013

Ageless Hopkins wins light heavyweight title at 48 (Reuters)

Bernard Hopkins (L) poses for a photo with referee Earl Brown after defeating Tavoris Cloud in their IBF light heavyweight title in New York March 9, 2013. REUTERS/Adam Hunger

(Reuters) - Ageless American Bernard Hopkins bettered his own record as the oldest man to win a world boxing title on Saturday, claiming the IBF light heavyweight crown with a convincing victory against an opponent 17 years his junior. The 48-year-old boxer claimed a unanimous decision against Tavoris Cloud, winning 116-112, 116-112, and 117-111 on the judges' cards at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Saturday night to eclipse his 2011 WBC light heavyweight title victory over Jean Pascal at the age of 46. ...




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