Demetrius Hopkins (born October 10, 1980 in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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, U.S.) is an American
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who fought in the
light welterweight division.
Career
As an amateur, Hopkins was the 1999
National Golden Gloves
The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States, where they are awarded a belt and a ring. And the title of nations champion is awarded. The Golden Gloves is a term used to refer to the Nationa ...
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
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middleweight & light heavyweight champion
Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins Jr. (born January 15, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2016. He is one of the most successful boxers of the past three decades, having held multiple world championships in two weight clas ...
.
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 sportspeople
20th-century African-American people
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