On May 22, 1993, an undefeated and spectacularly talented Roy Jones Jr. defeated a rugged but developing Bernard Hopkins by unanimous decision. Seventeen years later, on April 3, 2010 a determined and questionably dirty Bernard Hopkins turned the tables on a seemingly old Roy Jones Jr. to win the rematch by the same result. Presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Square Ring Promotions, Hopkins v Jones was contested before 6,792 fans at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV.

A restless crowd at the Mandalay Bay disapproved of a cautious first round that featured as many feints as exchanges. Hopkins (51-5-1) rushed Jones to start the second, landing a right to the body and a right to the head. Hopkins finished the round with another right that propelled Jones into the corner. Hopkins repeatedly lowered his head and rammed Jones in the third (and throughout the fight) though no warnings were issued by referee Tony Weeks.

The pro-Jones crowd wasn’t amused. Jones (54-7) struggled to find any offense against Hopkins and repeatedly found himself against the ropes or in a corner. Hopkins landed a wild left during a brief exchange in an otherwise uneventful fourth. The crowd encouraged Jones and screamed when he landed; an event that was altogether too infrequent. In the fifth the fighters traded low blows that were unnoticed by referee Weeks. A chorus of boos erupted in the sixth followed by a raucous chant of “fight, fight, fight”. The request was largely ignored. Hopkins flurried near the two minute mark and Jones responded by running his mouth.

The Mandalay Bay crowd became enraged with Hopkins when Jones hit him behind the head and Hopkins unexpectedly went down. Jones was deducted a point for the flagrant foul. When the match resumed a fight broke out. Jones and Hopkins traded through the bell and through referee Weeks. The combatants couldn’t wait to get to one another when the seventh started. Jones pursued Hopkins but rarely let his hands go. Hopkins stood his ground over the second half of the round and regained control of the action.

The eighth was uneventful until Jones hit Hopkins behind the head in retaliation for being hit behind the head by Hopkins. Referee Weeks missed the Hopkins infraction and warned only Jones. Hopkins used the stoppage to take a blow. The crowd disapproved of an overly cautious ninth. Hopkins went down a third time in the fight from a decidedly low blow during the tenth.

The fight came to a grinding halt once again in the eleventh when Jones complained of a head butt from Hopkins. The fighters engaged in the final round but inflicted little damage and failed to impress the crowd. The final scorecard tallied a 117-110, 117-110, 118-109 victory for Hopkins.
 

The All American Boy, Jason Litzau defended his NABF super featherweight belt against perennial tough luck challenger Rocky Juarez by technical unanimous decision. The fight was stopped after the seventh due to a cut caused by an accidental head butt suffered by Litzau. The fighters played cat and mouse in the opening round with Juarez trying to work his way into the body of the lanky Litzau. Litzau danced away from Juarez while throwing an occasional jab and right hand. Juarez found a home for his left hook in the second, a round that generally resembled the first. Litzau showed more aggression in the third by standing his ground and winging hooks. A Litzau four-punch combination concluded the round. A silent Mandalay Bay crowd watched a fourth round that neither fighter clearly claimed.

Juarez increased his work rate to win the fifth behind effective pressure and a left hook that put Litzau on his bicycle. Litzau regrouped in the sixth and landed clean right hands. The round terminated with the fighters exchanging through the bell. The clash of heads that opened the cut under Litzau’s left eye came midway through the seventh; a round in which the crowd serenaded Juarez with a chant of “Rocky, Rocky.” Judge C.J. Ross scored the bout 68-65 while judges Robert Hoyle and Dick Houck agreed on a 67-66 score.
 

Coming into his super middleweight fight against Sergio Mora, Calvin Green had but one fight above the super welterweight limit of 154 lbs. He should never again venture that far north. Mora (22-1-1) repeatedly hurt Green with right hands and eventually stopped him with a straight hand 1:50 into round seven. In the first the fighters traded heavy leather, with the smaller Green getting the better of it. Green (21-5-1) backed up Mora and cut him midway through the round. Green pushed Mora to the ropes in the second and sustained a two handed attack until he was countered and found himself backed into the ropes. Mora unleashed a flurry before the round came to a close. With his back against the ropes for the entire third, Mora countered effectively by stepping to the side and digging hooks to the body. Green slowed in the fourth allowing Mora to fight at distance. Referee Russell Mora (no relation) took a long look at Green as Mora pummeled him with quick combinations. The first half of the 5th belonged to Green when he pushed Mora to the ropes where he did his best work. However, Mora gained control of the second half of the round when he cracked Green with right hands over and through the guard. A right hand late in round six hurt Green in a round that had been fought in close quarters. The deciding right hand spun Green around in his own corner and prompted referee Mora to halt the contest.
 

Undefeated prospect Ismayl Sillakh overwhelmed Daniel Judah with power shots to win the vacant NABF light heavyweight title by TKO at 49 seconds of the second. Sillakh (12-0) put together a nice left to the body-right to the head-left to the body combination in the first to seal the round. Sillakh stunned Judah (23-5-1) with a right early in round two and followed it with a left to the body that dropped the Brooklyn based fighter. Judah beat the count and was greeted by another Sillakh left when the action resumed. Down a second time, Judah rose but was determined unable to continue by referee Vic Drakulich.

Off air bouts:

Frankie Gomez (1-0) of East Los Angeles, CA won his professional debut by TKO at 2:45 of the third over Clayonne Howard (2-4).

Ray Narh (24-1) emerged victorious against Angel Hernandez (14-5) by TKO at 2:59 of the second round.

Craig McEwan (18-0) remained undefeated when he TKO’d Kris Andrews (15-9-2) at 2:11 of the eighth round.

Buddy McGirt Jr (22-2-1) stopped John Mackey (11-5-2) at 2:58 of the second round to win their super middleweight bout by TKO.

Yuandale Evans (6-0) defeated fellow lightweight Juan Baltierrez (2-2-2) by TKO at 2:08 of the second round.