Hopkins vs Murat

Who won Hopkins vs Murat?

Bernard Hopkins beat Karo Murat by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 26th, 2013, at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

The scorecards were announced as 119-108, 119-108, 117-110 in favor of winner Bernard Hopkins.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This contest was for the IBF light heavyweight championship of the world.

Hopkins vs Murat stats

Back in October 2013, Bernard Hopkins stepped into the ring with a record of 53 wins, 6 losses, and 2  draws, 32 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Karo Murat made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested that Hopkins and Murat have similar power, both with a 60% knockout percentage.

Bernard Hopkins was the older man by 19 years, at 49 years old.

Hopkins had a height advantage of 3 inches over Murat. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Bernard Hopkins and Karo Murat fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hopkins was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 34 more fights, and made his debut in 1988, 17 years and 11 months earlier than Murat, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 264 more professional rounds, totaling 514 compared to Murat's 250.

Hopkins vs Murat form

Hopkins had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Tavoris Cloud on March 9, 2013, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Chad Dawson on April 28, 2012, by majority decision in their WBC World Light heavyweight championship fight at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kelly Pavlik on October 18, 2008, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Before that, he had lost to Joe Calzaghe on April 19, 2008, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Oscar De La Hoya on September 18, 2004, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight and IBF World Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

Activity check

Hopkins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 9 years, 1 month and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 9 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hopkins vs Murat?

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