Bernard Hopkins vs Simon Brown
On January 31, 1998, Bernard Hopkins (33-2-1, 25 KOs), the middleweight IBF champion, defends his title against former world champion Simon Brown (47-6, 34 KOs).
Hopkins vs Brown Stats
Bernard Hopkins is coming in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Andrew Council, 2 months and 13 days ago. Simon Brown is on a 2-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round RTD win over Rueben Bell, 4 months and 19 days ago.
Hopkins vs Brown Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Bernard Hopkins at 99-1 winning odds. Simon Brown really doesn't have much to present against Hopkins.
Hopkins vs Brown Result
Bernard Hopkins stopped Simon Brown via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF middleweight title. Hopkins improves his record to 34-2-1 (26 KOs), while Brown adds a loss to his record at 47-7.