The second fight between Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson took place on April 28, 2012. The match was a rematch of their first controversial fight from a year earlier in Los Angeles, California, United States which ended when Hopkins was unable to continue due to a dislocated shoulder suffered when Dawson lifted Hopkins off the ground with his own shoulder, causing Hopkins to the canvas after a clinch. The fight was originally ruled as a technical knockout victory for Dawson in the second round, but was later changed to a no contest by the California State Athletic Commission and a technical draw by the World Boxing Council.