Chad Dawson insists Bernard Hopkins will have to "face his fears" in their eagerly-awaited rematch on April 28 in Atlantic City.

The two squared off back in October and it concluded in a storm of controversy when the fight came to a sudden end in the second round.

After Hopkins - the oldest man in boxing history to win a major world title - missed with a right hand, he ended up draped over Dawson's back and Dawson grabbed Hopkins by the leg, lifted him and shoved him down to the canvas.

Hopkins, 47, landed awkwardly on the edge of the ring, suffering what was later diagnosed as a dislocation of the joint connecting his left shoulder to his collarbone.

Although Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KOs) told the ringside doctor and referee Pat Russell while he was on the canvas that he could go on using one arm, the fight was halted.

Instead of ruling a no-decision because an unintentional foul had ended the fight, Russell said .......

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