adminWASHINGTON. — Bernard Hopkins, boxing’s ageless wonder at 49, is one victory from becoming the undisputed world light-heavyweight champion and already daring unbeaten pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather to a showdown.
Hopkins, the oldest major world champion in boxing history, won a split decision on Saturday over Kazak fighter Beibut Shumenov to take the World Boxing Association title and keep his International Boxing Federation crown.
“The only thing I want to know before I leave this game is that I gave it all,” Hopkins said.
“It’s another page. Every page is history. Money is great but history is something you can’t get rid of.”
Now Hopkins, who turns 50 in January, wants to meet Haitian-born Canadian southpaw Adonis Stevenson, who defends his World Boxing Council belt next month against Poland’s Andrzej Fonfara. — AFP.
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