Hopkins tops Ornelas on return to ring
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December 4, 2009, Friday
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AMERICAN Bernard Hopkins returned to the ring after a near 14-month absence to score a unanimous points decision victory over Enrique Ornelas in a non-title light-heavyweight bout in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Hopkins, 44, the former middleweight and light-heavyweight champion, used his experience to land sharp counters, and when Ornelas stood back, scored with lead right hands.
After a wobble in round four where Ornelas landed a succession of right hands, Hopkins took over in the fifth, pinning Ornelas (29-6) into a corner and digging to the body with the Mexican visibly tiring by the tenth, much to the delight of his hometown crowd.
"I'd like to give Ornelas a lot of credit, he didn't come to lay down," said Hopkins, who improved to 50-5-1 (32 KOs).
"He hung in there, he took some great shots. I took some great shots. I think for 44 years old, my energy level was fantastic."
The judges scored the bout 120-109, 119-109, and 118-110 for Hopkins, who has said he plans to step up to heavyweight and fight WBA champion David Haye of Britain.
"I'm going to be the heavyweight champion of the world in 2010," Hopkins said
Hopkins, 44, the former middleweight and light-heavyweight champion, used his experience to land sharp counters, and when Ornelas stood back, scored with lead right hands.
After a wobble in round four where Ornelas landed a succession of right hands, Hopkins took over in the fifth, pinning Ornelas (29-6) into a corner and digging to the body with the Mexican visibly tiring by the tenth, much to the delight of his hometown crowd.
"I'd like to give Ornelas a lot of credit, he didn't come to lay down," said Hopkins, who improved to 50-5-1 (32 KOs).
"He hung in there, he took some great shots. I took some great shots. I think for 44 years old, my energy level was fantastic."
The judges scored the bout 120-109, 119-109, and 118-110 for Hopkins, who has said he plans to step up to heavyweight and fight WBA champion David Haye of Britain.
"I'm going to be the heavyweight champion of the world in 2010," Hopkins said
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