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LAS VEGAS, July 17 (UPI) -- Longtime middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins lost his title to Jermain Taylor in a 12-round split decision.
The 40-year-old Hopkins, middleweight champion for the past 10 years, said the outcome of the fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Saturday night was a matter of judges giving the fight to Taylor.
Taylor, the 2000 Olympic Bronze medalist, now has a 24-0 record and his first win in a title bout.
The loss is Hopkins' first since May 22, 1993, giving him a 46-3-1 record.
Taylor has already agreed to a rematch.
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