[1] Three weeks after they fought to a highly disputed draw, the WBC ordered a rematch between Jean Pascal and Bernard Hopkins, with the winner obligated to face Chad Dawson afterwards.

Despite claiming he didn't want a rematch in Canada,[3] the bout was held at Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec and was televised on HBO.

[4] The referee for the fight was Brit Ian John-Lewis, and the judges were Philippines' Rey Danseco, Anek Hongtongkam of Thailand, and Italy's Guido Cavalleri.

In the ninth round, Pascal's glove touched the mat after a cupping shot and was ruled a slip.

[8] After more than a year out of the ring, Pascal was slated to challenge Tavoris Cloud for the IBF light-heavyweight title on 11 August 2012, but a hand injury forced him to pull out of the fight.