Kelly Pavlik vs. Bernard Hopkins, billed as ''Unstoppable'', was a boxing match that took place on October 18, 2008, at the Boardwalk Hall in

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, New Jersey, between then-43-year-old Hopkins and 26-year-old Pavlik. The three judges scored the fight 119-106, 118-108, and 117-109 for Hopkins. The win by Hopkins ended Pavlik's previously unbeaten record, while Hopkins extended his legacy by dominating the then lineal middleweight champion.

Upset of the year

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named this fight upset of the year for 2008. Sports Illustrated also named this fight upset of the year for 2008.

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