On December 3, 2005, Jermain Taylor (24-0, 17 KOs), the middleweight WBA (Undisputed), WBC, WBO, and The Ring champion, defends his titles against former world champion Bernard Hopkins (46-3-1, 32 KOs).
Bernard Hopkins is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 64% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision loss to Taylor, 4 months and 17 days ago. Jermain Taylor is on a 24-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Hopkins, 4 months and 17 days ago.
The winning odds are at 76.6-23.4 in favor of Jermain Taylor. It is going to be a competitive fight and Bernard Hopkins will put up a very good fight, but Taylor will prevail.
Jermain Taylor defeated Bernard Hopkins via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA (Undisputed), WBC, WBO, and The Ring middleweight titles. Taylor improves his record to 25-0, while Hopkins adds a loss to his record at 46-4-1.