Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson is a Light Heavyweight fight for both the WBC and The Ring titles. The fight will take place in Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, United States on 15 October 2011 Hopkins has made history before at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and now he is going back to try to make some more in the first defense of his second 175-pound title reign. In February 2005, Hopkins, the longtime middleweight champion before he moved up in weight, outpointed Howard Eastman at the Staples Center to record his division-record 20th (and final) middleweight title defense.The fight will headline an HBO PPV card.