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Bernard Hopkins vs Karo Murat — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bernard Hopkins

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Karo Murat

Bernard Hopkins (55-12-2) and Karo Murat (35-4-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Hopkins

55

Wins28 KO · 51%

12

Losses

2

Draws68 tracked bouts

Murat

35

Wins24 KO · 69%

4

Losses

1

Draw40 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Hopkins leads 1–0

Bernard Hopkins and Karo Murat have met 1 time; Hopkins leads 1–0.

Bernard Hopkins and Karo Murat have met 1 time; Hopkins leads 1–0.
Met2013Oct 26Series
Bernard HopkinsFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Karo MuratFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Hopkins 2 · Murat 5 of 7 measurable rows
HopkinsMurat
Record
55-12-235-4-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
81.2%
88.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 28
28 (edge)
24
KO rate0–100%
50.91%
68.57% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
58%
69% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 12
12 (edge)
4
Bouts per year‡max 2.5
2.4
2.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
40

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+3″
Bernard Hopkins: 6′1″ (edge)
Karo Murat: 5′10″
Reach+1″
Bernard Hopkins: 71″ (edge)
Karo Murat: 70″
Age18 yrs apart
Bernard Hopkins: 61
Karo Murat: 43
Stance
Bernard Hopkins: Orthodox
Karo Murat: Orthodox

Bernard Hopkins left, Karo Murat right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Bernard Hopkins55 wins · from 68 tracked bouts

Bernard Hopkins: 55 tracked wins — 32 by KO/TKO (58%) and 23 on the cards (42%). Counted from 68 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

32 by KO/TKO 58%23 on the cards 42%

Karo Murat35 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

Karo Murat: 35 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (69%) and 11 on the cards (31%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 69%11 on the cards 31%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bernard Hopkins 68, Karo Murat 40 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Bernard Hopkins last boxed on Dec 17, 2016 — 3,598 days ago. Hopkins had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Murat Oct 2013Shumenov Apr 2014Kovalev Nov 2014Jr. Dec 2016Jr. Dec 20162.4 tracked bouts per year

Karo Murat last boxed on Oct 19, 2022 — 1,466 days ago. Murat had won three straight since losing a decision to Sven Fornling.WLWWW

Reeves Mar 2018Fornling Dec 2018Szekeres May 2022Deronja Jun 2022Dąbrowski Oct 20222.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bernard Hopkins and Karo Murat ever fought each other?
Yes. Bernard Hopkins and Karo Murat met once on October 26, 2013, and Bernard Hopkins won by UD.
The meeting

WOct 26, 2013 · Hopkins · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hopkins or Murat?
Bernard Hopkins is 55-12-2 and Karo Murat is 35-4-1. Karo Murat has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Hopkins55–12–281.2%

Murat35–4–188.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hopkins or Murat?
Bernard Hopkins has 28 knockout wins and Karo Murat has 24. Bernard Hopkins has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hopkins2850.9%

Murat2468.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Hopkins and Murat have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bernard Hopkins and Karo Murat have faced.
Who is bigger, Hopkins or Murat?
Bernard Hopkins is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 6 cm above the other. Bernard Hopkins also has the longer reach, by 2 cm.
Height · reach

Hopkins185 cm180 cm reach

Murat179 cm178 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hopkins and Murat?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Bernard Hopkins and 40 bouts tracked for Karo Murat. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hopkins68bouts

Murat40bouts

How They Win ↓

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