During a recent interview with the New York Post, Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins proclaimed, "I will become heavyweight champion in 2010.” Lofty expectations for an aging middleweight who will celebrate his 45th birthday next month. Hey, we have doubted B-Hop in the past and he has proven us wrong, so never say never.
This much we do know, Hopkins has two fights scheduled in the next four months. The first taking place 8:00pm this Wednesday night (December 2nd) at Temple University's Liacouras Center. The opponent, 19 year old middleweight contender Enrique Ornelas (29-5, 19 KO’s). It will be Hopkins first home town bout since his 2003 TKO of Morrade Hakkar.
This fight is also a tune up for a March 13th fight against Roy Jones Jr. That's right, Roy Jones Jr., a bout that will match two of the best pound for pound boxers to ever step into the squared circle. For the Executioner, it’s also a chance to avenge a May 22, 1993 loss, in which Jones claimed the vacant IBF Middleweight crown in a unanimous 12 round decision.
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