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Confrontation at the press conference

When Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins faces WBC, Ring Magazine and IBO Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal on December 18 at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Canada live on SHOWTIME® in the U.S. and on pay-per-view in Canada, he will be 28 days shy of his forty-sixth birthday. If Hopkins defeats Pascal, he will become the oldest fighter in the history of the sport to win a significant world title, 38 days older than “Big” George Foreman was when he defeated Michael Moorer for the Heavyweight World title on November 5, 1994.

“The difference between me and Foreman is that most people didn’t think Foreman could do it. He was the underdog of all underdogs when he faced Moorer,” Hopkins said. “Not only do people think I can win, they think I can win big, and I plan on proving them right.”

Today’s Pascal-Hopkins press conference from Quebec City Hall included some surprises. Aside from Santa showing up, the usually verbose Bernard Hopkins limited his press conference statements to three words, Jean Pascal refused to translate his remarks into English because “in this town, we speak French,” and an intense scuffle broke out when Hopkins refused to hand over Pascal’s WBC light heavyweight belt to the champ.

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December 14, 2010 (Québec City, Canada) – Legendary future Hall of Famer and Two-Division World Champion Bernard Hopkins arrived in Québec City, Canada today, moving one step closer to his quest to defeat WBC, Ring Magazine and IBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Jean Pascal and become the oldest fighter in the history of boxing to win a prominent world title.

“This goes beyond being a champion,” Hopkins said when he arrived at Jean-Lesage International Airport in Québec City. “This is a grand opportunity. It is a situation I don’t take for granted. Saturday night you will see something unique. A 45-year-old man in a young man’s body is an amazing thing. I am here to prove that I can still compete and that I am something special.”

The age-defying, 45-year-old Hopkins will challenge Pascal THIS SATURDAY, Dec. 18, LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from the Pepsi Coliseum in Québec City.

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Before future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins he faces WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal on December 18 live on SHOWTIME® in the U.S. and pay-per-view in Canada, a squad of undefeated locals featuring Kevin Bizier, Michael Zewski, Pier-Olivier Cote and Eric Martel-Bahoeli, will join standout fighters including former Junior Welterweight World Champion Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi, highly-regarded contender Daniel “The Golden Child” Jacobs and unbeaten New Yorker Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin as they face off in respective bouts in front of an expected sold out arena of more than 16,000 fans at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, bringing some heat to the Great White North. If that wasn’t enough, there’s more with British heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury also appearing.

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According to promoter Yvon Michel, who is currently in Cancun, Mexico at the WBC’s 48th annual convention, the current WBC International middleweight champion David Lemieux (24-0) will be involved in a final eliminator. The WBC has effectively sanctioned an elimination bout between Lemieux and Marco Antonio Rubio (48-5-1) of Mexico.

In addition, Yvonne Michel also confirmed that the WBC made a ruling that the championship bout of the world between WBC light heavyweight belt-holder Jean Pascal (26-1-0), and WBC Emeritus champion Bernard Hopkins (51-5-1), will have the WBC’s Diamond belt at stake. The fight is scheduled for December 18.

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NEW YORK (Oct. 20, 2010) — Ring Magazine and WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal and former Two-Division World Champion and future Hall of Famer Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins announced their upcoming world championship fight as they hosted the only U.S. press conference on the last leg of a four-city international press tour at Planet Hollywood Times Square on Wednesday.

Later in the day, the pair were joined by Oscar De La Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions, in a visit to the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square where they presided over the ringing of the NASDAQ Closing Bell. Also participating in the day’s festivities was Ken Hershman, Executive Vice President and General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports, who said he couldn’t be happier to offer SHOWTIME fight fans an early Christmas gift by having the fight moved off of pay-per-view and onto SHOWITME.

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“This fight is billed as ‘Dynasty.’ Will Bernard Hopkins continue to reign on top or will Jean Pascal carry that torch that Bernard has been carrying for the longest time in this sport?

“Bernard Hopkins, as you all know, will be going for history once again. Bernard Hopkins has proven a lot of doubters wrong. He has proven to a lot of people that it can be done and he has proven to a lot of people that age doesn’t matter in any sport.

“I like and respect Jean Pascal very much. He is an exciting young champion.

“I have to admit that when I fought him and I saw him (Hopkins) across the ring before the bell rang for the first round, I was unnerved when I realized the greatness and the skill level of the man I was about to face.

“Everyone is brave at the press conference. It is a different animal when it comes to seeing your opponent face to face in the ring.

“My uncle recently said to me, ‘I know Bernard Hopkins knocked you out, but I am going to root for him because he is closer to my age.’  This is the movement that Bernard Hopkins is really creating.

“He is showing that age doesn’t matter. Inside the ring, outside the ring, age doesn’t matter.  He sleeps, eats and breaths boxing. That is his life. When you are a dedicated person, you are going to last very long in this sport. He is a master at what he does. That is why he can continue to challenge the young lions like Jean Pascal.”

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