Bernard Hopkins vs Beibut Shumenov
On April 19, 2014, Bernard Hopkins (54-6-2, 32 KOs), the light-heavyweight IBF champion, and the light-heavyweight WBA (Super) champion Beibut Shumenov (14-1, 9 KOs), meet in a title-unification fight.
Hopkins vs Shumenov Stats
Bernard Hopkins is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Karo Murat, 5 months and 24 days ago. Beibut Shumenov is on a 6-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round TKO win over Tomáš Kovács, 4 months and 5 days ago.
Hopkins vs Shumenov Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 79.8-20.2 in favor of Beibut Shumenov. It is going to be a competitive fight and Bernard Hopkins will put up a very good fight, but Shumenov will prevail.
Hopkins vs Shumenov Result
Bernard Hopkins defeated Beibut Shumenov via split decision and unifies the IBF and WBA (Super) light-heavyweight titles. Hopkins improves his record to 55-6-2, while Shumenov adds a loss to his record at 14-2.