Oct

Hopkins doing ‘the opposite of what is expected’

A 48-year-old former street thug who was stabbed twice as a teen, Bernard Hopkins will try to continue to deny father time when he makes the first defense of his IBF light heavyweight belt against Karo Murat on Saturday.

Nov

Pascal set to return against Kuziemski on Dec. 14

by Doug Fischer

Former RING/WBC light heavyweight champ Jean Pascal will return on Dec. 14 against gate-keeper Aleksy Kuziemski, his promoter Yvon Michel announced on Monday. Pascal has not fought since losing to Bernard Hopkins in May of 2011.