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Hopkins eyes Tarver’s title, then up to heavyweight

Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
‘B-Hop’ wants cruiserweight challenge in 2012

WBC light-heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins has been in contact with former opponent Antonio Tarver about the possibility of a second meeting between the two fighters up at cruiserweight. ‘The Exectuioner’ has a mandatory defence of his 175lb title against Chad Dawson on October 15th at the Staples Center after which, ‘B-Hop’ is willing to move up to 200lbs for a rematch with the ‘Magic Man.’

The two fighters last met in 2006 at light-heavyweight, with Hopkins dominating over the twelve rounds to pick up IBO title in his first fight since moving up from middleweight and the Philadelphian is now hoping to do the same at cruiserweight to take Tarver’s newly acquired title at 200lbs.

THEREALBHOP BERNARD HOPKINS EX 
@ 
@AntonioTarver aftr oct 15 LHW its cleaned up.. Ill b up there soon
29 Jul 

AntonioTarver MagicMan 5X Champ 
 by THEREALBHOP
@THEREALBHOP I'm your biggest fan against Dawson and then we need to settle our business. One for the ages!!

THEREALBHOP BERNARD HOPKINS EX 
@ 
@AntonioTarver i agree



The two-weight world champion has already announced his intention to fight until he is 50 and now has another challenge in mind after a potential return against Tarver. The 46 year-old, who is currently the oldest world boxing champion in history, wants to then move up to the heavyweight division and claim the ultimate glory before retiring from the sport.

Hopkins was asked by a fellow-tweeter when his next fight date was, to which he replied; October 15, then CW (cruiserweight), then HW (heavyweight).


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