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REPORTING FROM ... HOPKINS VS. CALZAGHE

By Tim Struby

Monday, April 21, 2008

On Saturday night, big-time boxing found itself back in Mecca - Las Vegas with Bernard 'The Executioner' Hopkins (48-4-1) defending his light heavyweight title against Welshman Joe Calzaghe (44-0), who was fighting for the first time on American soil. You might say, it was electric. The event drew over 14,000 to UNLV's Thomas and Mack Center. A plethora of celebrities crammed ringside, including Whitney Houston, Jeremy Piven, Jay-Z and Rocky Balboa himself, Sylvester Stallone (who entered th ...

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