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Bernard Hopkins Biography

Birth Name:Bernard Humphrey Hopkins

Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • Held the middleweight title from 1995-2005 and broke Carlos Monzon's record for middleweight title defenses (20)
  • In 2006 he became the oldest fighter at age 46 to win a major world championship after defeating Jean Pascal for the WBC light heavyweight title
  • Defeated Golden Boy Promotions founder, Oscar de la Hoya, in 1994 for the undisputed middleweight championship
  • Light-heavyweight boxer
  • Serves as a promoter for Golden Boy Promotions
  • Serves as a color commentator for boxing events on FOX Sports 1 alongside Paulie "Magic Man" Malignaggi
  • Began his professional boxing career in 1988
  • Nickname is "The Executioner"