Dewey Bozella vs. Larry Hopkins
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Dewey Bozella 190 lbs beat Larry Hopkins 192 lbs by UD in round 4 of 4
- Date: 2011-10-15
- Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Referee: Marcos Rosales
- Judge: Patrick Connolly 39-36
- Judge: Jonathan Davis 38-36
- Judge: Thomas Taylor 38-37
Notes
- In a bout seen after Hopkins-Dawson (due to the short ending of the bout) videotaped earlier, 52 year old Dewey Bozella won a four round decision over Larry Hopkins (confusing but no relation to Bernard Hopkins) in his professional debut. Bozella served 26 years in Sing-Sing Prison for a murder he did not commit and was later exonerated of. Bernard Hopkins made Bozella's dream of realizing his first professional fight come true. Bozella got a call wishing him good luck before the bout from President Barack Obama. Amazingly, Bozella was in far superior physical condition than his 30 year old foe. Larry Hopkins was penalized a point in round four for spitting out his mouthpiece six times to avoid further punishment! Last round highlights [[1]]
- Dewey Bozella's purse was $1,250, Larry Hopkins's purse was $2,500. [2]
- http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-spw-boxing-dewey-bozella-20111016,0,7144698.column