On This Day In Boxing History!

1965: Bernard Hopkins Was Born!

Bernard Hopkins

Born: January 15th, 1965

Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Residence: Hockessin, Delaware

Pro-Debut: October 11th, 1988

Alias:  The Executioner / The Alien

Stance: Orthodox

Height: 6′ 1″  

Reach: 75″ 

Division: Middleweight - Light Heavyweight   

Bouts: 67

Rounds: 514

Kos: 48%

Record: 55-8-2, 32Ko’s  

IBF Middleweight Champion: 1995 Apr 29 – 2005 Jul 16        

WBC Middleweight Champion: 2001 Apr 14 – 2005 Jul 16     

WBA Middleweight Champion: 2001 Sep 29 – 2005 Jul 16

WBO Middleweight Champion: 2004 Sep 18 – 2005 Jul 16   

WBC Light Heavyweight Champion: 2011 May 21 – 2012 Apr 28     

IBF Light Heavyweight Champion: 2013 Mar 9 – 2014 Nov 8

WBA Light Heavyweight Champion: 2014 Apr 19 – 2014 Nov 8

January 15th      

1921: Soldier Bartfield D15 Jimmy Kelly

Willie Spencer W15 Johnny Russell

Harvey Bright W15 Eddie Wallace.

Patsy Philbin W10 Eddie Brady

1923: Harry Greb ND10 Tommy Loughran

1926: Meyer Cohen KO1 Joe Carlo

1935: Eddie Booker age 17 debuts KO1 Ray Lewis

1940: Jimmy Bivins KO1 Emory Morgan

1945: Sandy Saddler KO1 Mickey Johnson

1946: Willie Pep KO2 Johnny Virgo

1956: Raul "Raton" Macias TKO6 Lucio

1965: Bernard Hopkins is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1966: Rene Barrientos fought and won three times on the same card - he outpointed Ric Penalosa, Baby Paramount & Ely Yares, each over 3 rounds

1970: Marcelo Dominguez was born in Ituzaingó, Buenos Aires

1972: Joe Frazier KO4 Terry Daniels

1977: Leon Spinks age 24 debuts TKO5 Bob Smith

Sansaek Muangsurin KO15 Monroe Brooks

Sammuel Serrano KO11 Alberto Herrera

Rafael Ortega W15 Fransisco Coronado

1997: Sammuel Serrano KO 11 Alberto Herrera

Rafael Ortega W15 Fransisco Coronado

1982: Sergio Palma W15 Jorge Lujan

1988: Mike Tyson TKO4 Larry Holmes

1989: Khaosai Galaxy KO2 Tae II Chang

1990: George Foreman KO2 Gerry Cooney

1994: Oscar Larios age 17 debuts KO1 David Garcia

1997: Rafael Ortega W15 Fransisco Coronado

2000: David Izon K 9 Derrick Jefferson

Roy Jones Jr. W12 David Telesco

Acelino Freitas KO8 Barry Jones

2005: Regina Halmich W10 Marilyn Hernandez

Juan Carlos Gómez TKO3 David Defiagbon

2008: Richie Mepranum W10 Allan Ranada 

2010: Juan Carlos Burgos TKO12 Juan Carlos Martinez.

2011: Adrien Broner KO1 John Revish

Oscar Ibarra W12 Junichiro Sugita.

2016: Dayana Cordero TKO4 Sayda Mosquera