On May 22, 1993, Roy Jones Jr. (21-0, 20 KOs) and Bernard Hopkins (22-1, 16 KOs) battle it out for the vacant IBF middleweight world titles. The vacant IBF middleweight title is also on the line.
Roy Jones Jr. is coming in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 95% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round TKO victory over Glenn Wolfe, 3 months and 9 days ago. Bernard Hopkins is on a 22-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Gilbert Baptist, 3 months and 6 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Roy Jones Jr. at 99-1 winning odds. Bernard Hopkins really doesn't have much to present against Jones Jr.
Roy Jones Jr. defeated Bernard Hopkins via unanimous decision . Jones Jr. improves his record to 22-0, while Hopkins adds a loss to his record at 22-2.