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HISTORY: On April 28, 2012 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City WBC Light Heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins defended his title against Chad Dawson. Dawson won a majority 12 round decision. Dawson came forward in the tentative opening round and pushed out a jab. Hopkins moved around the ring and looked for countering opportunities with neither man landing very effectively. Hopkins threw more in Round 2 and had some success jumping in and throwing counter punches. A clash of heads in the round seemed to bother Dawson. A Dawson flurry highlighted the Round 3, as both men were warned to clean it up in the clinches as they often threw after being told to break. In Round 4, a headbutt, ruled to be accidental by the referee, opened a big gash on the outside of Dawson's left eye. Dawson opened up early in Round 5 and likely took the round with aggression and decent work in the first half. Hopkins was warned in the round to avoid punching on the break. Dawson continued to outwork Hopkins in the 6th Round, as the champion mostly moved around the ring and tied Dawson up on the inside. Both men had their moments in the 7th Round with Dawson landing better early and Hopkins coming on in the latter half. Dawson landed 26 power punches in the eighth and connected with the cleaner shots. In Round 8, a cut opened to the outside of Dawson's right eye. Neither man did much of note in Round 9, which was plagued by clinching. Dawson controlled Round 10 and used his quickness to get in and land, as Hopkins did little offensively. Hopkins has success with a lead right hand in Round 11, before being outworked in the second half of the round. Hopkins went down in the round from a slip and later came off the ropes and tackled Dawson, with both men going to the canvas. Hopkins likely took the twelfth round landing some decent shots with Dawson coming forward. Offered here is an original, official program for this fight.
FULL DESCRIPTION: This is an original, official program picturing both fighters on the cover. 26 pages complete including covers. Tight binding. Not scored. Not creased or torn. Clean inside and out. Minor corner wear. 9" x 12."
