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Holt to face Hopkins!
Contender Demetrius Hopkins of Philadelphia will step in and replace Ricardo Torres and take on world champion Kendall Holt at the historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Saturday. Bob Arum, celebrating his 77th birthday today, made the announcement. Caesars Atlantic City is hosting the big fight card. Top Rank matchmaker Bruce Trampler said that Torres was ill during training camp, missed workouts and reported he was not in the proper condition to take on Holt for the third time. Hopkins, who was scheduled to be on the undercard, was moved to the main event today. Hopkins, 28, has a record of 28-0-1. Hopkins and his manager, Cameron Dunkin, finalized the deal today. "Demetrius is prepared and ready to fight for the title," Dunkin said. Yuri Foreman will open the Showtime telecast, taking on James Moore in a battle of New York City fighters. The fight card will include the powerful Russian Olympian Matt Korobov.
Contender Demetrius Hopkins of Philadelphia will step in and replace Ricardo Torres and take on world champion Kendall Holt at the historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Saturday. Bob Arum, celebrating his 77th birthday today, made the announcement. Caesars Atlantic City is hosting the big fight card. Top Rank matchmaker Bruce Trampler said that Torres was ill during training camp, missed workouts and reported he was not in the proper condition to take on Holt for the third time. Hopkins, who was scheduled to be on the undercard, was moved to the main event today. Hopkins, 28, has a record of 28-0-1. Hopkins and his manager, Cameron Dunkin, finalized the deal today. "Demetrius is prepared and ready to fight for the title," Dunkin said. Yuri Foreman will open the Showtime telecast, taking on James Moore in a battle of New York City fighters. The fight card will include the powerful Russian Olympian Matt Korobov.
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