Hopkins Knocks Out De La to Retain Title
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Bernard Hopkins defended his  undisputed world middleweight championship for the 19th time on  Saturday, knocking out Oscar De La Hoya in the ninth round of  their scheduled 12-round bout in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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If Bernard Hopkins beats Oscar De La Hoya in what should be the richest non-heavyweight fight in history early on Sunday, he will cement his place among the great middleweights of all time.
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Undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins stood at the podium yesterday at the MGM Grand Garden to talk about his fight Saturday night against Oscar De La Hoya and waved
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Danny Williams has vowed to continue boxing despite failing in his bid to win the WBC heavyweight title. Williams was knocked down four times by Vitali Klitschko before referee Jay Nady ended the contest one minute and 26 seconds into the eighth round.
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After boxing suffered a one-two punch with knockouts of Oscar De La Hoya and Roy Jones Jr. on successive weekends, Felix Trinidad swept away the devastation in a swift lesson about the battered game&#39;s resiliency.
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Las Vegas, NV (Sports Network) - The middleweight megafight billed as the &quot;Quest for History&quot; between undisputed champion Bernard Hopkins and the Golden Boy of boxing, Oscar De La Hoya, is just a day away.
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Chris Byrd and John Ruiz still are champions. Not surprisingly, they retained their heavyweight titles in contrasting ways. Byrd smoothly rallied with precise if underpowered flurries to beat Jameel McCline on a split decision Saturday night to keep his IBF title. McCline scored the only knockdown of the bout and was sharp for the first four rounds before faltering.
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Bernard Hopkins suddenly ended a close fight with two left hooks to the body in the ninth round Saturday night to stop Oscar De La Hoya and ruin his bid to become the undisputed middleweight champion.
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Vitali Klitschko has knocked out Danny Williams in the eighth round to retain his WBC heavyweight crown and become the premier champion in the division.
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Bernard Hopkins told everyone who would listen that he had a foolproof plan for getting inside Winky Wrightâs vaunted defense.On Saturday night, the 42-year-old Hopkins ended Wrightâs seven-and-a-half-year, 13-bout unbeaten streak with a unanimous decision in their 170-pound matchup at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.Hopkins (48-4-1,32 knockouts) landed his biggest blow when he opened a gash over Wrightâs left eye with a head butt in the third round. Hopkins spent the night picking at it while Wright (51-4-1) scrambled and counterpunched, his face showing frustration and fatigue as the fight slipped away.Hopkins abandoned retirement for a shot at the 35-year-old Wright, who had not lost since December 1999.
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Vitali Klitschko proved too strong for Danny Williams as he retained his world championship crown in Las Vegas last night. Williams vowed to continue boxing despite being outclassed by Klitschko.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - John Ruiz retained his World Boxing Association heavyweight title with a controversial but unanimous decision over Andrew Golota on the &quot;The Battle for Heavyweight Supremacy&quot; fight card at Madison Square Garden.
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Bernard Hopkins defended his  undisputed world middleweight championship for the 19th time on  Saturday, knocking out Oscar De La Hoya in the ninth round of  their scheduled 12-round bout in Las Vegas.
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LAS VEGAS -- Bernard Hopkins came out of retirement to put an end to Winky Wright's long unbeaten streak Saturday . Now he has his sights set on a fighter who has never lost.
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Nearly an hour after knocking out Oscar De La Hoya in the ninth round Saturday night in the MGM Grand Garden Arena, undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins
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Bee Staff Writer. LAS VEGAS - Now that he has knocked out two of the better fighters of his era, first Felix Trinidad and then Oscar De La Hoya, Bernard Hopkins hopes to avenge a defeat that has been sticking in his craw for a long time.
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Felix Trinidad doesn't believe in tuneup fights. His comeback after more than two years of retirement was a doozy, and now he wants the biggest name out there, Bernard Hopkins. After Trinidad knocked out Ricardo Mayorga in the eighth round Saturday night, completing a scintillating performance before a raucous crowd, he turned his attention to the only man who has beaten him.