News: Bernard Hopkins Gets Knocked Out The Ring In Final Fight
Bernard Hopkins was set to fight his last and final fight verses Joe Smith Jr. over the weekend for the WBC International Light Heavyweight Championship. But, things definitely went left when 52 year old Hopkins got punched completely out of the ring by his much younger opponent. He had 20 seconds to get back in the ring to continue the fight but was unable to return. Take a look at the footage of the knockout and Hopkins talking about what happened after the fight below.
Watch: @beastsmithjr knocks @THEREALBHOP out of the ring 53 seconds into round 8, ending the fight. #Final1 https://t.co/Pj2svLUlC9
— HBOboxing (@HBOboxing) December 18, 2016
Watch:@THEREALBHOP's Post-Fight Interview. #Final1 #HopkinsSmith https://t.co/eaL7ReTlJl
— HBOboxing (@HBOboxing) December 18, 2016