Billy Joe Saunders claims Commonwealth crown A funeral for Spinks, who remains Britain's youngest Olympic champion aged 18 when he won gold in Melbourne in 1956, will be held at East London Cemetery on May 9. Earlier at the Knightsbridge venue, Sam Webb got himself back in contention to regain the British light-middleweight title after defeating Manchester's Matthew Hall by split points decision. In a fast-paced contest, testament to the fitness of both men, Webb took the verdict 115-114 and 116-112 on two of the judges" cards with Hall taking judge Dave Parris's assessment 117-112. Ultimately, it was the Kent man's skill which won out over Hall's aggression. In Atlantic City in the early hours of yesterday morning, 47-year-old Bernard Hopkins - the oldest world champion in history - was defeated on a 12-round majority decision by Chad Dawson who took the World Boxing Council light heavyweight title. Two judges scored it 117-111 and a third scored it 114-114. It was not a classic, but Dawson, 29, with a record of 31-1, never allowed a deep cut near his left eye from Hopkins's head in round four affect neither his composure nor his methodical approach to taking out Hopkins. Hopkins, who dropped to his sixth loss in 60 fights, may decide to retire, but there is a wish from both promoter Frank Warren, and World Boxing Organisation light-heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly, who was ringside at the Albert Hall, to bring the legendary American to Cardiff to fight. "My head is hurting from all the head-butts," Dawson said. I've got to give him a lot of credit. He's a future Hall of Famer, he's a hell of a fighter. But he's a dirty fighter. But if you can get through 12 rounds with him, you can get through anything. Hopkins was irate after the contest, citing a conspiracy theory against him. It is not the first time he has done so following a loss. What did he do to win that fight? The only way I knew I would win is if I knocked him out. Let the public judge for themselves.