Hopkins became the oldest boxer to win a major title on Saturday night, breaking a record he set by beating Jean Pascal in May 2011 to become the undisputed Light heavyweight champ, scoring a 12-round unanimous decision over Tavoris Cloud to claim the IBF light heavyweight championship.
Hopkins, fighting his 19th title bout, improved to 53-6-2 in the main event of an eight-fight card at the Barclays Center. The 30-year-old Cloud fell to 19-1.
BHOP - "It feels good. It feels real good," "I'm going to Junior's (Restaurant and) I'm going to have cheesecake."
Cloud - "I was only average tonight,", "He hit me with an elbow but I'm not complaining. It is what it is."
Punch Stats: Hopkins 169/417. Cloud 139/650.
My Prediction - 116-112
Judges Scorecard's 116-112 x 2, 117-111
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On the under card
Thurman won a 120-108 shutout on all three judges' scorecards.
Zaveck (32-3, 18 KOs) did very little against Thurman (20-0, 18 KOs) except show heart and a good chin.
Punch Stats: Thurman 217/817, Zaveck 110/397
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