Jean Pascal vs. Bernard Hopkins II

Three weeks after they fought to a highly disputed draw, the WBC ordered a rematch between Jean Pascal and Bernard Hopkins, with the winner obligated to face Chad Dawson afterwards.{{cite web|last=Dan |first=Rafael |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5996542 |title=Bernard Hopkins may get rematch |publisher=ESPN |date= 2011-01-07|access-date=2011-05-17}} When Pascal defeated Dawson by 11th-round technical decision in August 2010, Dawson had a rematch clause in his contract in the event of a loss which allowed both fighters to take interim bouts before the rematch was due. Dawson choose not take one but Pascal did, and fought Hopkins.

Despite claiming he didn't want a rematch in Canada,{{cite journal | title = Bernard Hopkins rallies to draw| journal = ESPN| date = 2010-12-19| first =Dan | last =Rafael | id =https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5935116= 2010-12-19}} the bout was held at Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec and was televised on HBO.{{cite web|last=Morin |first=Vincent |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/600789-jean-pascal-vs-bernard-hopkins-rematch-on-may-21-along-with-chad-dawson |title=Boxing: Jean Pascal, Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson To Be Featured May 21 |publisher=Bleacher Report |date= 2011-02-09|accessdate=2011-05-09}}

The referee for the fight was Brit Ian John-Lewis, and the judges were Philippines' Rey Danseco, Anek Hongtongkam of Thailand, and Italy's Guido Cavalleri.{{cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/pascal-hopkins-rematch-judges-referee-selected--39021|title=Pascal Hopkins Rematch: Judges And Referee elected|date=3 May 2011|publisher=Boxing Scene|accessdate=10 May 2011}}

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The bout began with both fighters feeling each other out for the first few rounds. In the third round, Hopkins began to find success with the right hand and shook the knees of Pascal. In the fourth round, both fighters exchanged power shots frantically with Hopkins looking slightly wobbled at the end of the round. Later on, before the seventh round began, Hopkins began doing push-ups in the ring. In the ninth round, Pascal's glove touched the mat after a cupping shot and was ruled a slip. This occurred again in the tenth. The fight again went the distance, with all three judges scoring the bout in favour of Hopkins, with scores of 116–112, 115–114 and 115–113. HBO's Harold Lederman had the bout scored 115–113 for Hopkins, while ESPN's Dan Rafael scored the bout a 114–114 draw.

This made Hopkins the oldest boxer in history to win a world title.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/may/22/bernard-hopkins-boxing-oldest-champion|title=Bernard Hopkins beats Jean Pascal to become boxing's oldest champion|website=TheGuardian.com |date=May 22, 2011|access-date=December 17, 2016}}{{cite web |title =Bernard Hopkins becomes oldest champ |publisher =ESPN |date =May 22, 2011 |url =https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6574889 |access-date =May 22, 2011}}

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Following Chad Dawson undercard victory he faced Hopkins in October.{{cite web|last=Dan |first=Ambrose |url=http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/05/hopkins-to-fight-dawson-diaconu-winner-if-he-beats-pascal-on-saturday/ |title=Hopkins to fight Dawson-Diaconu winner if he beats Pascal on Saturday|publisher=BoxingNews24|date= 2011-05-16|accessdate=2011-05-17}}

After more than a year out of the ring, Pascal was slated to challenge Tavoris Cloud for the IBF light-heavyweight title on 11 August 2012, but a hand injury forced him to pull out of the fight. Pascal finally returned to the ring on 14 December 2012 against Aleksy Kuziemski.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ringtv.com/175695-pascal-set-to-return-against-kuziemski-on-dec-14/|title=Pascal set to return against Kuziemski on Dec. 14 - The Ring|date=2012-11-05|work=The Ring|access-date=2017-12-29|language=en-US}}

Confirmed bouts:{{cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/615763|title=BoxRec - event|publisher=}}

• Light Heavyweight Championship {{flagicon|CAN}} Jean Pascal vs. {{flagicon|USA}} Bernard Hopkins
• Hopkins defeated Pascal via unanimous decision. (115-113,116-112,115-114).
• Light Heavyweight bout: {{flagicon|USA}} Chad Dawson vs. {{flagicon|ROM}} Adrian Diaconu
• Dawson defeated Diaconu via unanimous decision. (117-111, 118-110, 116-112).

• Light Heavyweight bout: {{flagicon|CAN}} Nicholson Poulard vs. {{flagicon|MEX}} Jaudiel Zepeda
• Poulard defeated Zepeda via unanimous decision (100-90, 100-90, 100-90).
• Welterweight bout: {{flagicon|CAN}} Kevin Bizier vs. {{flagicon|MEX}} Mauro Lucero
• Bizier defeated Lucero via knockout at 3:00 in the fifth round.
• Cruiserweight bout: {{flagicon|COL}} Eleider Alvarez vs. {{flagicon|CAN}} David Whittom
• Alvarez defeated Whittom via unanimous decision (40-36, 40-36, 40-36).
• Heavyweight bout: {{flagicon|COL}} Oscar Rivas vs. {{flagicon|HUN}} Zsolt Zathureczky
• Rivas defeated Zathureczky via technical knockout at 2:05 in the first round.
• Heavyweight bout: {{flagicon|CAN}} Didier Bence vs. {{flagicon|CAN}}Dwayne Storey
• Bence defeated Storey via technical knockout at 1:38 in the second round.
• Light Middleweight bout: {{flagicon|CAN}} Mikaël Zewski vs. {{flagicon|USA}} Ruben Galvan
• Zewski defeated Galvan via knockout at 1:44 in the third round.

{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgReIeoxLK4 HBO broadcast]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7fKV4l-vnE&feature=channel_video_title Face-Off with Max Kellerman]

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