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Hopkins is on a Rocky road

By Dan Rafael
ESPN.com

Friday, February 17, 2006

Bernard Hopkins, who made a division-record 20 middleweight title defenses, will attempt to close his career by defeating light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver. Tarver and Hopkins agreed Thursday to terms for a June 10 (HBO PPV) fight in Atlantic City, N.J., after several weeks of sometimes difficult negotiations. Although an agreement has been reached, the paperwork is not signed yet due to a death in the family of Golden Boy Promotions' executive Richard Schaefer, who was handling the ne ...

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