Bernard Hopkins has been released from the California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles after being x-rayed and examined by Dr. Sam Thurber, MD who diagnosed Hopkins with a separation of the acromioclavicular (A-C) joint which connects the collar bone and shoulder blade.

Hopkins lost his WBC light-heavyweight title after a controversial second-round technical knockout by Chad Dawson in Los Angeles.

Hopkins was unable to continue after hurting his shoulder when he was thrown to the canvas by Dawson and referee Pat Russell stopped the fight and awarded the victory to Dawson by TKO

Hopkins was furious "It should have been a no-contest because he threw me down."