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Bernard Hopkins vs. Beibut Shumenov

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History at the Capitol
DateApril 19, 2014
VenueD.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBA (super) and IBF light heavyweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Bernard Hopkins Beibut Shumenov
Nickname The Alien
Hometown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Shymkent, South Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
Pre-fight record 54–6–2 (2) (32 KO) 14–1 (9 KO)
Age 48 years, 9 months 30 years, 8 months
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg) 175 lb (79 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition IBF
Light Heavyweight Champion
The Ring/TBRB
No. 1 Ranked Light Heavyweight
WBA (Super) and IBA
Light Heavyweight Champion
The Ring
No. 4 Ranked Light Heavyweight
TBRB
No. 6 Ranked Light Heavyweight
Result
Hopkins wins via split decision (116–111, 116–111, 113–114)

Bernard Hopkins vs. Beibut Shumenov, billed as History at the Capitol, was a professional boxing match contested on April 19, 2014, for the WBA (super), IBF and IBA light heavyweight titles.[1]

Background

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In February 2014, it was announced that reigning IBF light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins and WBA titlist Beibut Shumenov had agreed to a unification bout scheduled for April in Washington D.C., which had been the site of his first world title fight 21 years prior. Shumenov had signed with Hopkins' promotional firm Golden Boy Promotions late in 2013 with his reasoning for joining being to make the Hopkins fight a reality.[2] Shumenov would make his Golden Boy debut in December, easily defeating Tomáš Kovács by third-round knockout with Hopkins in attendance, putting the Hopkins–Shumenov fight on.[3]

Hopkins, who had made boxing history the previous year as the sport's oldest world champion after capturing the IBF title from Tavoris Cloud,[4] was looking to make history once again as the oldest fighter to unify two major world titles.[5]

The fight

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Hopkins got off to slow start, losing the first two rounds on all three scorecards, but found his footing in the third and dominated most of the remainder of the fight. After Shumenov came back to take the ninth and tenth rounds, Hopkins would rebound to score his fist knockdown since knocking down Joe Calzaghe six years prior, sending Shumenov down to his knees after landing a big overhand right. Though Shumenov was clearly hurt, he was able to continue the fight and survive the round. Following the knockdown, Hopkins would land punches at will for the next round and a half with Shumenov clinching throughout in order to make it to the end of the fight. With the fight going to the judge's scorecards, two judges, Jerry Roth and Dave Moretti, scored the fight for Hopkins with identical 116–111 scores, while the third judge, Gustavo Padilla, shockingly had Shumenov the winner with a score 114–113.[6]

Aftermath

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While Hopkins shrugged off Padilla's scoring stating "It's not my job to deal with that", Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer called the scoring "bullshit" and called for Padilla to retire, while ESPN writer Dan Rafael would write that Padilla's scoring "will go down among the worst in modern boxing history."[7] Both Rafael and The Ring's Lem Satterfield had scored the fight 118–109 for Hopkins.

Fight card

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Confirmed bouts:[8]

Weight Class Weight vs. Method Round Notes
Light Heavyweight 175 lbs. Bernard Hopkins (c) def Beibut Shumenov (c) SD 12/12 Note 1
Middleweight 160 lbs. Peter Quillin (c) def. Lukáš Konečný TKO 10/12 Note 2
Welterweight 147 lbs. Shawn Porter (c) def. Paulie Malignaggi TKO 4/12 Note 3
Welterweight 147 lbs. Sadam Ali def. Michael Clark KO 1/10
Super Middleweight 168 lbs. Dominic Wade def. Marcus Upshaw TKO 2/8
Super Lightweight 140 lbs. Zachary Ochoa def. Hector Marengo TKO 5/6
Super Middleweight 168 lbs. D'Mitrius Ballard def. Quincy Miner TKO 2/4
Super Welterweight 154 lbs. David Grayton def. Howard Reece TKO 1/4
Lightweight 135 lbs. Lamont Roach Jr. def. Victor Galindo UD 4/4

^Note 1 For WBA (super), IBF and IBA light heavyweight titles
^Note 2 For WBO middleweight title
^Note 3 For IBF welterweight title

Broadcasting

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Country Broadcaster
 Hungary Sport 1
 United Kingdom BoxNation
 United States Showtime

References

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  1. ^ "Bernard Hopkins vs. Beibut Shumenov". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. ^ Bernard Hopkins to fight April 19, ESPN article, 2014-02-21 Retrieved on 2024-09-01
  3. ^ Beibut Shumenov has ‘developed a style … to shock’ Bernard Hopkins, The Ring article, 2014-04-03 Retrieved on 2024-09-01
  4. ^ Bernard Hopkins, 48, wins IBF belt, ESPN article, 2013-03-10 Retrieved on 2024-08-27
  5. ^ Hopkins’s Bid at History, NY Times article, 2014-03-12 Retrieved on 2024-09-01
  6. ^ "Bernard Hopkins beats Beibut Shumenov to unify world titles". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  7. ^ Hopkins decisions Shumenov, ESPN article, 2014-04-20 Retrieved on 2024-08-29
  8. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Bernard Hopkins's bouts
19 April 2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by
vs. Tomáš Kovács
Beibut Shumenov's bouts
19 April 2014
Succeeded by
vs. Bobby Thomas Jr.