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Saturday, April 19, 2008

Will Bernard Hopkins Keep His Promise To Beat Joe Calzaghe? | Boxing

Bernard Hopkins, light heavyweight boxing champion, was all wound up to arrange a
match with Joe Calzaghe last November. Calzaghe had just won his bout against Kessler, and made a challenge to Hopkins.

Hopkins was watching it all on TV. He got so revved up that he immediately called Richard Schaeffer of Golden Boy Promotions to set up a match.

They had a face-off and almost came to blows during the Mayweather-Hatton weigh-in.

Hopkins said "I would never let a white boy beat me. Never." Not once but repeatedly.

The bout is set to take place in Las Vegas tonight. At the weigh-in Hopkins repeatedly prodded Calzaghe in the chest, saying "I'm going to bust your heart."

Many Welsh supporters of Calzaghe are already in town. Things are heating up.

Hopkins after his unanimous decision victory over Winky Wright

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