Bernard Hopkins
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"