Seventeen years after their first fight, Bernard Hopkins will meet
Roy Jones Jr. in a rematch in April in Las Vegas.
The rematch is scheduled for April 3 at the Mandalay Bay
Events Center in Las Vegas.
The 45-year-old Hopkins (50-5-1, 32 KOs) is a former
middleweight and light heavyweight champion. He defeated Enrique
Ornelas by unanimous decision in a light heavyweight bout in
Philadelphia in December.
"A rematch with Roy has been in the back of my mind for a
long time and it's finally going to happen," Hopkins said in
Monday's release announcing the bout. "I have accomplished a lot in
my career since that night in Washington, D.C., in 1993, and I am
going to end this thing between me and Roy once and for all."
The 41-year-old Jones (54-6, 40 KOs) is coming off a loss to
Australian Danny Green in the first round, also in December.
On May 22, 1993, in Washington, D.C., Hopkins lost a
unanimous decision to Jones for the vacant IBF middleweight crown.
"We're giving the fans what they want to see. They deserve
this fight and why not supply the fans with what they demand?"
Jones said.
