Hopkins Vs. King On Feb. 19? Dueling Network Dates?

By G. Leon

21/12/2004

Hopkins Vs. King On Feb. 19? Dueling Network Dates?

On February 19, HBO will indeed air Bernard Hopkins twentieth consecutive middleweight defense against WBC mandatory Howard Eastman. As Boxingtalk.com first reported yesterday Don King has secured Madison Square Garden for a PPV date. With Hopkins fighting on HBO, King's PPV is rumored to be taking place on Showtime PPV. Our calls to Jay Larkin and Ken Hirshman for a formal confirmation have yet to be returned. Among the fights expected to make the cut for King's show are Monte Barrett Vs. Owen Beck, Paul Briggs Vs. Tomasz Adamek, Wayne Braithwaite Vs. Jean Marc Mormeck, and Kelvin Davis Vs. O'Neil Bell. Boxingtalk.com will continue to keep you updated as more information comes in. (3:00 AM ET)