Bernard Hopkins to fight Roy Jones Jr. in April
Although he was knocked out in his last fight, and been beaten in five of his last 10 fights, Roy Jones Jr. will face Bernard Hopkins on Saturday, April 3 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Jones defeated Hopkins in 1993 and Bernard has been vying for a rematch ever since. Jones is 41 and Hopkins 45.
Both fighters -- undisputed furture Hall-of-Famers -- will be at a press conference in New York on Tuesday, February 9, to formally announce the fight.
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