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Bernard Hopkins to be Profiled For Black History Month

By Lem SatterfieldFeb 5th 2011 – 5:16PM

The life of two-division king and former undisputed middleweight (160 pounds) champion, Bernard Hopkins (pictured above, at center), will be featured on Monday on Comcast SportsNet as part of his native Philadelphia's monthly magazine program, Net Impact Philly, as the sports network celebrates Black History Month by...

Boxing's Father Time: Bernard Hopkins Says Time For Change

By Lem SatterfieldJan 14th 2011 – 3:02PM

A ex-Philadelphia street thug who survived three stabbings, was imprisoned at age 18 for five years, and released in 1988, former undisputed middleweight champion, Bernard Hopkins, turns 46 on Jan. 15. "People have written me off a lot of times in my life, and that's been my biggest motivation. I've always needed people...

Exclusive: Bernard Hopkins' Top 10 Most Rewarding Fights

By Lem SatterfieldJan 14th 2011 – 3:26AM

' On the eve of his 46th birthday, FanHouse is re-running a list of the 10-most rewarding fights of former undisputed middleweight champion, Bernard Hopkins, as listed in March of 2010. It appears that Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 knockouts) has been awarded a rematch of last month's controversial, majority decision draw with...

Golden Boy Protests Jean Pascal-Bernard Hopkins Draw

By Lem SatterfieldDec 19th 2010 – 2:29AM

Golden Boy Promotions' CEO Richard Schaefer has informed FanHouse that WBC President Jose Sulaiman will order an immediate rematch in response to Schaefer's pending protest of Saturday night's Showtime televised majority draw between WBC light heavyweight (175 pounds) king Jean Pascal (pictured above, at left) of Canada,...

Jean Pascal-Bernard Hopkins Press Conference Tussle

By Lem SatterfieldDec 16th 2010 – 5:16PM

Bernard Hopkins won't enter the ring to fight WBC light heavyweight (175 pounds) king Jean Pascal of Canada until they meet in Saturday night's Showtime televised bout from the Pepsi Colesium in Quebec City, Canada, but during a Wednesday press conference, the 45-year-old former world titlist literally tried to take the...

Background on Segundo Mercado

Laurensio Segundo Mercado (born 5 January 1967) is a retired male boxer from Ecuador.

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