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| _______________ | 102 | Joe Smith Jr. stops 51-year-old Bernard Hopkins in 8th round (The Associated Press) | | Joe Smith Jr. stopped Bernard Hopkins 53 seconds into the eighth round of their WBC international light heavyweight title fight Saturday night. Smith used a six-punch combination to send Hopkins through the ropes and on to the floor, effectively ending the 51-year-old's 28-year boxing career. Smith successfully defended his title when Hopkins was unable to return to the ring after 20 seconds. | | Sunday, 18 December 2016 | |
| _______________ | 103 | Fifty-one-year-old Hopkins bows out with knockout loss (Reuters) | 
(Reuters) - Former world champion Bernard Hopkins' long and illustrious career ended in a brutal defeat when the 51-year-old light heavyweight was knocked out of the ring in the eighth round of his final fight in Los Angeles on Saturday. A month short of his 52nd birthday, Hopkins lost by technical knockout to fellow American Joe Smith Jr at the iconic Forum when he failed to return to the ring within 20 seconds of being punched through the ropes. Hopkins had not fought since a crushing loss to Russian Sergey Kovalev two years ago and his first ever defeat inside the distance looked increasingly likely as the bout progressed against a man ranked second by the World Boxing Council.
| | Sunday, 18 December 2016 | |
| _______________ | 104 | Boxing-Fifty-one-year-old Hopkins bows out with knockout loss (Reuters) | | Former world champion Bernard Hopkins' long and illustrious career ended in a brutal defeat when the 51-year-old light heavyweight was knocked out of the ring in the eighth round of his final fight in Los Angeles on Saturday. A month short of his 52nd birthday, Hopkins lost by technical knockout to fellow American Joe Smith Jr at the iconic Forum when he failed to return to the ring within 20 seconds of being punched through the ropes. Hopkins had not fought since a crushing loss to Russian Sergey Kovalev two years ago and his first ever defeat inside the distance looked increasingly likely as the bout progressed against a man ranked second by the World Boxing Council. | | Sunday, 18 December 2016 | |
| _______________ | 105 | WBC title fight called off after Povetkin fails drug test (Reuters) | 
A super heavyweight title fight between Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin and Haitian-born Canadian Bermane Stiverne that was scheduled for Saturday has been canceled after Povetkin failed a drug test. Povetkin's promoter Andrei Ryabinsky wrote on Twitter that the Russian boxer had tested positive for the banned muscle-building substance ostarine. Povetkin was to fight Stiverne for the World Boxing Council (WBC) interim world title in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg.
| | Saturday, 17 December 2016 | |
| _______________ | 106 | Boxing-WBC title fight called off after Povetkin fails drug test (Reuters) | | A super heavyweight title fight between Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin and Haitian-born Canadian Bermane Stiverne that was scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled after Povetkin failed a drug test. Povetkin's promoter Andrei Ryabinsky wrote on Twitter that the Russian boxer had tested positive for the banned muscle-building substance ostarine. Povetkin was to fight Stiverne for the World Boxing Council (WBC) interim world title in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg. | | Saturday, 17 December 2016 | | |
| _______________ | 108 | Howard Bingham, Muhammad Ali's personal photographer, dies (The Associated Press) | | Howard Bingham, longtime personal photographer, confidant and perhaps the closest friend of boxing great Muhammad Ali, has died at age 77. Harlan Werner, Bingham's agent and longtime friend, told The Associated Press the photographer died Thursday. No cause of death was given, but another friend, sportswriter Mohammed Mubarak, said Bingham had been in failing health in recent months after undergoing two surgeries. | | Friday, 16 December 2016 | |
| _______________ | 109 | Hopkins looks to end stellar career on a high note (Reuters) | 
By Mark Lamport-Stokes (Reuters) - Boxing great Bernard Hopkins, who defended the middleweight title a record 20 times from 1995 to 2005 and has never been knocked out, intends to "overdo" himself when he ends a career of extraordinary longevity on Saturday. The 51-year-old former champion will return to the ring for the first time since November 2014 for his final fight when he takes on fellow American Joe Smith Jr., the second-ranked World Boxing Council contender, at the iconic Forum in Los Angeles. "I want to give a performance where you beg me to stay, and it's a challenge that Joe Smith will have to take on.
| | Thursday, 15 December 2016 | |
| _______________ | 110 | Boxing-Hopkins looks to end stellar career on a high note (Reuters) | | By Mark Lamport-Stokes Dec 15 (Reuters) - Boxing great Bernard Hopkins, who defended the middleweight title a record 20 times from 1995 to 2005 and has never been knocked out, intends to "overdo" himself when he ends a career of extraordinary longevity on Saturday. The 51-year-old former champion will return to the ring for the first time since November 2014 for his final fight when he takes on fellow American Joe Smith Jr., the second-ranked World Boxing Council contender, at the iconic Forum in Los Angeles. "I want to give a performance where you beg me to stay, and it's a challenge that Joe Smith will have to take on. | | Thursday, 15 December 2016 | |
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