sentences:  After defeating a shopworn Steve Cruz in three rounds in April 1992, he travelled to France and stopped Fabrice Benichou in the 10th round of a tough fight.At the time of the stoppage, one judge had the fight level, the other two had Hoko ahead.Perhaps the best performance of Hodkinson’s career was to stop Ricardo Cepeda in the fourth round (February 1993) for his third defence.