“I’ve shown for 20-plus years, with a legacy that will be talked about way after I’m gone, that I am different.” – Bernard Hopkins
His accomplishments are too long to list. Twenty successful middleweight title defenses. Longest reign of a middleweight world champ. Oldest world champion in boxing history. But age and gold belts aren’t what define Bernard Hopkins as a fighter. Check out the video below to hear what makes “The Alien” tick. And don’t miss Hopkins as he sets another record – this time as the oldest fighter in history to make an initial title defense – when he puts his IBF Light Heavyweight Title on the line against Karo Murat, Saturday, Oct. 26, LIVE on SHOWTIME®.
ABOUT “HOPKINS VS. MURAT”: Hopkins vs. Murat, a 12-round bout for Hopkins’ IBF Light Heavyweight World Championship, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Caesars Atlantic City and supported by Golden Boy Promotions sponsors Corona and AT&T. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins live at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is available in Spanish on secondary audio programming (SAP). Preliminary bouts will air live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® beginning at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Tickets priced at $300, $150, $75, $50 and $25, not including applicable service charges, are on sale now and can be purchased at the Boardwalk Hall Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling 800-736-1420 or atwww.tickermaster.com.
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