Bernard Hopkins KOd in final fight
Joe Smith Jr. stopped 51-year-old Bernard Hopkins 53 seconds into the eighth round to win the WBC international light heavyweight title in Inglewood (Los Angeles County) on Saturday.
Hopkins regained some footing in the fifth and sixth rounds, but Smith gained momentum and took it with him through the eighth, when he pummeled Hopkins in a corner and sent him through the ropes.
First baseman Jose Abreu and the Chicago White Sox agreed on a one-year contract for $10,825,000, avoiding salary arbitration.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic provided both goals as Manchester United rolled over West Bromwich Albion 2-0 for a third consecutive league victory, and English Premier League leader Chelsea logged an 11th consecutive win for the first time in an EPL season as Diego Costa secured a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace with his 15th goal of the league campaign.
Max Franz stunned the field to win a World Cup downhill in Val Gardena, Italy, ending Austria’s 13-race drought in skiing’s signature event with his first career victory.