The judges gave the fight to Joe Calzaghe on a split-points decision. Bernard Hopkins said defiantly, "The whole world knows I won this fight," and drew attention to the fact that there wasn't a single bruise on his face.
The crowd was stunned when Hopkins floored Calzaghe with a straight right in the first round and Calzaghe suffered a cut to the bridge of his nose. But he got up quickly. That shook him up, but he managed to keep his wits about him.
The final scores were 114-113 for Hopkins, 115-112 and 116-111 for Calzaghe.
Calzaghe said it was one of his toughest fights. But he was joyous to have beaten Hopkins. "I'm a legend killer," he said.
Calzaghe had many fans in the crowd, including Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Tom Jones sang the Welsh anthem.
The crowd was stunned when Hopkins floored Calzaghe with a straight right in the first round and Calzaghe suffered a cut to the bridge of his nose. But he got up quickly. That shook him up, but he managed to keep his wits about him.
The final scores were 114-113 for Hopkins, 115-112 and 116-111 for Calzaghe.
Calzaghe said it was one of his toughest fights. But he was joyous to have beaten Hopkins. "I'm a legend killer," he said.
Calzaghe had many fans in the crowd, including Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Tom Jones sang the Welsh anthem.
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