Demetrius Hopkins (born October 10, 1980 in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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, U.S.) is an American
boxer who fought in the
light welterweight
Light welterweight, also known as junior welterweight or super lightweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional boxing
In professional boxing, light welterweight is contested between the lightweight and welterweight divisions, ...
division.
Career
As an amateur, Hopkins was the 1999
National Golden Gloves
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Light welterweight champion.
Hopkins won the
USBA light-welterweight championship when he beat Mario Jose Ramos by a unanimous decision.
On June 7, 2006 Hopkins had a knockout win against Michael Warrick.
Hopkins beat ''
The Contender'' TV reality show star
Steve Forbes
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on March 17, 2007, in a unanimous decision.
Hopkins fought twice more in 2007, beating Jailer Berrio with a first round knockout in July and Enrigay Colin by a unanimous decision.
Hopkins fought in a December 23, 2012 against WBO junior welterweight champion
Danny "El Parches" Hernandez and lost by split decision. Hopkins is the nephew of former
undisputed middleweight & light heavyweight champion
Bernard Hopkins.
References
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1980 births
Living people
African-American boxers
Boxers from Philadelphia
Light-middleweight boxers
Light-welterweight boxers
American male boxers
21st-century African-American sportsmen
20th-century African-American sportsmen
20th-century American sportsmen
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