Bernard Hopkins vs. Winky Wright - Fight Results

On Saturday night, light heavyweight champion Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins took on Ronald “Winky” Wright in a 170-pound fight. A solid bout with excellent work by both men, Hopkins came into the fight as a +105 underdog according to Bodog. Wright, meanwhile, was listed as a -135 favorite.

So who won? Well, read on for the answer.

THE EARLY ROUNDS

Hopkins took the first round, masterfully firing right hands and then moving in and smothering his opponent before muscling him around the ring. The second round was more of the same, although Wright did manage to get in a couple of short right hands to the face of The Executioner.

In the third round, a clash of heads left Wright with a cut on his left eyelid. Blood immediately started to flow down his face. The doctor examined the cut (while Hopkins stood in a neutral corner and smiled) and then allowed the fight to continue.

The fight was close in the fourth, but Hopkins used his head at one point to rub the cut on Wright’s face. Dirty move or veteran tactic? You be the judge.

THE MIDDLE ROUNDS

Wright got in some licks in the fifth, but Hopkins seemed unfazed. The Executioner continued to use his head as an extra weapon, but the referee didn’t issue any warnings. In the seventh, however, the ref did caution Hopkins about excessive holding. Also in the seventh, the two men opened things up a bit and engaged in a toe-to-toe slugfest. Both men landed on the other, and Wright even got in a retaliatory head butt to let Hopkins know how it felt.

The wrestling and headbutts continued into the eighth round, with Hopkins getting the better of the exchanges.

THE LATE ROUNDS

Hopkins was warned again in the ninth for excessive holding, but the ref did not deduct a point. In the 10th, Wright’s legs seemed to be weakening as blood continued to pour from his eye and Hopkins landed chopping blows.

In the final two rounds, Wright looked as though he had run out of steam, and Hopkins continued to pepper way with looping punches and occasional headbutts.

THE DECISION

Judge Glenn Trowbridge scored it 117-111.

Judge Glen Hamada scored it 116-112

Judge Dave Moretti scored it 117-111.

All for the winner by unanimous decision…..Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins.

POST-FIGHT QUOTES

"We tend to cross feet and lean in and that's what happens. I [was] going under and he came into to me and I was coming down and I wasn't even looking at him. So he really came to me after he threw a punch. It was an accidental headbutt. It happens with southpaws and orthodox fighters." -- Bernard Hopkins

"I feel like I won the fight. I brought the fight to him. He fought a great fight and he had better legs than I thought. He threw better punches than I thought, but the cut really bothered me from the beginning. But it was a fight, and I ain't taking anything away from him, and he fought better than a 42-year-old fighter." -- Winky Wright

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