Press Release:-Saturday July 16 will see the dawn of a new era in middleweight boxing history when 2000 US Olympic Bronze Medalist and undefeated professional Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor (23-0, 17 KOs) challenges for his first world title against undisputed champion Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins (46-2-1, 32 KOs) in an HBO Pay-Per-View-televised bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.  Both Taylor and Hopkins will be in attendance at press conferences this week in New York on Tuesday, May 3 and Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 4 to officially announce this historic matchup, which is one of the most highly anticipated middleweight championship bouts in years.