Regarding the immediate furture of former champion Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16KOs), promoter Yvon Michel is staying patient and waiting for a decision to be made in the current light heavyweight landscape. Michel is waiting for the outcome of the pending rematch between WBC champion Bernard Hopkins and mandatory challenger Chad Dawson. The WBC ordered Hopkins to defend the title against Dawson in a rematch read more ...

The World Boxing Council has ordered a tournament to determine the next mandatory contender in the WBC light heavyweight division: Chris Henry (U.S.) vs. Ismayl Sillakh (U.S.), with the winner of this bout to face the winner of Jean Pascal (Haiti/Canada) vs. Zsolt Erdei (Hungary) read more ...

46-year-old Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KOs) schooled WBC light heavyweight Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KOs) winning a twelve round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Pascal staggered Hopkins in rounds four and twelve, but Hopkins used all his veteran tricks to keep Pascal off-balance and out of his rhythm for a majority of the fight. Scores were 115-113, 116-112, 115-114 read more ...

A quarter of a pound is no sweat for Bernard Hopkins as he weighed in four ounces over the 175 pound weight limit during his first attempt on the scale at today’s final weigh in. He returned shortly there after and made weight. In the end, both Hopkins and his opponent Jean Pascal weighed in at 174 pounds 14 ounces read more ...

George Foreman is backing Bernard Hopkins to break his record and become boxing’s oldest world champion ever. Foreman was 45 when he beat Michael Moorer to win a version of the heavyweight crown in 1994, but Hopkins will be 46 when he challenges Jean Pascal for the WBC light-heavyweight crown on May 21 in Montreal read more ...

Tempers boiled over in Montreal this morning as Bernard Hopkins came face to face in advance of their May 21st return engagement at the Bell Centre in Montreal. «I wanted the fight here so I could kick his ass in his own backyard,» said Hopkins as the champion Jean Pascal sat back and yawned read more ...

Golden Boy Promotions won the purse bid for the upcoming rematch between WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal, and former champion Bernard Hopkins. The fight is a rematch of last Decembers controversial twelve round draw. Golden Boy, who promote Hopkins, put in the winning with a bid of $1.9 million, while Pascals promoter read more ...

The WBC board of governors has voted in favor of ordering the immediate rematch between WBC champion Jean Pascal and emeritus champion Bernard Hopkins for the WBC light heavyweight championship of the world, WBC president Jose Sulaiman wrote to the camps. The winner of this fight has the obligation to fight Chad Dawson immediately without any intervening contest read more ...

Former WBC and IBF light heavyweight champion CHAD DAWSON will be under new stewardship when he begins preparations for his rematch against WBC light heavyweight titlist Jean Pascal early next year. Hall of Fame trainer EMANUEL STEWARD has agreed to join Dawsons corner as head trainer read more ...

Bernard Hopkins got the ball rolling when he questioned the lack of African American opponents on Manny Pacquiaos record. A few weeks later, Pacquiao reached an agreement to face Shane Mosley on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mosley and Hopkins are good friends read more ...