Demetrius Hopkins (born October 10, 1980 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is an American boxer who fought in the light welterweight division.
Career As an amateur, Hopkins was the 1999 National Golden Gloves Light welterweight champion.
Hopkins won the USBA light-welterweight championship when he beat Mario Jose Ramos by a unanimous decision.
On June 7, 2006, Hopkins had a knockout win against Michael Warrick.
Hopkins beat The Contender TV reality show star Steve Forbes on March 17, 2007, in a unanimous decision.
Hopkins fought twice more in 2007, beating Jailer Berrio with a first round knockout in July and Enrigay Colin by a unanimous decision.
Hopkins fought in a December 23, 2012 against WBO junior welterweight champion Danny "El Parches" Hernandez and lost by split decision. Hopkins is the nephew of former undisputed middleweight and light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes37LossJermell CharloUD12Jun 8, 201336Win33–2–1Charles WhittakerRTD6 (12), Feb 16, 201335Win32–2–1Joshua SnyderTKO5 (8), Nov 17, 201234Win31–2–1Doel CarrasquilloUD8Sep 8, 201233Loss30–2–1Brad SolomonUD10Mar 18, 201132Win30–1–1Mike ArnaoutisUD10Jul 2, 201031Win29–1–1Jesse FelicianoUD10Mar 25, 201030Loss28–1–1Kendall HoltSD12Dec 13, 200829Win28–0–1Enrique ColinUD10Nov 17, 200728Win27–0–1Jailer BerrioTKO1 (10), Jul 21, 200727Win26–0–1Steve ForbesUD12Mar 17, 200726Win25–0–1Rogelio Castañeda Jr.UD12Nov 25, 200625Win24–0–1Michael WarrickKO9 (12), Jun 7, 200624Win23–0–1Mario RamosUD12Mar 3, 200623Win22–0–1Jesse FelicianoKO4 (10), Dec 3, 200522Win21–0–1Ernesto ZepedaTKO9 (10), Oct 13, 200521Win20–0–1Paul DelgadoTKO8 (10), Aug 4, 200520Win19–0–1Roberto ValenzuelaUD8Jun 16, 200519Win18–0–1Norberto BravoUD10Mar 25, 200518Win17–0–1Francisco Javier GarcíaUD8Feb 19, 200517Win16–0–1Ubaldo HernándezUD8Sep 17, 200416Win15–0–1Al GonzalezTD7 (10), Jun 18, 200415Win14–0–1Roberto OrtegaKO5 (10), Oct 24, 200314Win13–0–1Shakha MooreTKO1 (10)Jun 20, 200313Win12–0–1Andre EasonMD10Mar 21, 200312Win11–0–1Edwin VázquezUD8Aug 6, 200211Win10–0–1Tyrone WigginsTKO4 (6), Mar 3, 200210Win9–0–1Ike EzejiUD6Dec 13, 20019Draw8–0–1Bobby HighTD2 (8)Oct 26, 20018Win8–0Rashaan Abdul BlackburnTKO3 (8), Jul 14, 20017Win7–0Lenny WilliamsKO2 (4)Apr 20, 20016Win6–0Melvin JonesUD6Feb 20, 20015Win5–0Jaime PalmaUD6Dec 8, 20004Win4–0Andre BarkerUD4Oct 20, 20003Win3–0Antonio YoungUD4Aug 25, 20002Win2–0Jaime MoralesUD4Jul 7, 20001Win1–0William ButlerTKO2 (4), May 26, 2000
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