Hopkins wants to beat someone known ** Hakkar was no match, getting knocked down 5 times in 8 rounds.
By Andre D. Williams ·
Middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins destroyed another overmatched opponent in another mandatory title defense Saturday night at the First Union Spectrum. His opponent, Frenchman Mourade Hakkar, dropped to the canvas five times. Finally, referee Frank Cappuccino stopped the…
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