WEIGHTS & PICTURES FOR

“HISTORY AT THE CAPITOL BERNARD HOPKINS VS. BEIBUT SHUMENOV

World Championship Tripleheader This Saturday, April 19,
Live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m.ET/PT) From DC Armory In Washington, D.C.

 

Tickets Still Available!

BLUE CORNER           RED CORNER

MAIN EVENT – IBF, WBA, & IBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLES – 12 ROUNDS

Bernard HOPKINS     vs.     Beibut SHUMENOV

Philadelphia, PA          Shymkent, KAZ

54-6-2 (32 KOs)          14-1 (9 KOs)

Weight: 172.4 lbs.          Weight: 174.4 lbs.

CO-MAIN EVENT – IBF WELTERWEIGHT TITLE – 12 ROUNDS

Shawn PORTER      vs.     Paulie MALIGNAGGI

Akron, OH           Brooklyn, NY

23-0-1 (14 KOs)           33-5 (7 KOs)

Weight: 146.8 lbs.           Weight: 146.2 lbs.

WBO MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE – 12 ROUNDS

Peter QUILLIN      vs.     Lukas KONECNY

Brooklyn, NY           Usti, CZ

30-0 (22 KOs)           50-4(23 KOs)

Weight: 159.8 lbs.          Weight: 158.25 lbs.

LIGHTWEIGHTS – 4 ROUNDS

Lamont ROACH JR.     vs.     Victor GALINDO

Washington, DC           Ponce, PR

Pro Debut           1-3 (1 KO)

Weight: 134.4 lbs.          Weight: 142.8 lbs.

WELTERWEIGHTS – 10 ROUNDS

Sadam ALI      vs.     Michael CLARK

Brooklyn, NY           Columbus, OH

18-0 (11 KOs)           44-9-1 (18 KOs)

Weight: 146.25 lbs.           Weight: 144 lbs.

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS – 4/6 ROUNDS

Zachary OCHOA      vs.     Hector MARENGO

Brooklyn, NY           Arecibo, PR

6-0 (3 KOs)           6-7-4 (4 KOs)

Weight: 134.5 lbs.           Weight: 140.2 lbs.

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 8 ROUNDS

Marcus BROWNE     vs.     Otis GRIFFIN

Staten Island, NY          Troy, AL

9-0 (7 KOs)           24-15-2 (10 KOs)

Weight: 174 lbs.       Weight: 176.5 lbs.

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 6 ROUNDS

D’Mitrius BALLARD  vs.     Quincy MINER

Washington, DC       St. Louis, MO

4-0 (3 KOs)       3-4

Weight: 167 lbs.        Weight: 165.2 lbs.

MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 8 ROUNDS

Dominic WADE      vs.     Marcus UPSHAW

 Largo, MD           Jacksonville, FL

14-0 (10 KOs)           15-11-2 (7 KOs)

 Weight: 163 lbs.           Weight: 157.4 lbs.

WELTERWEIGHTS – 4 ROUNDS

David GRAYTON     vs.     Howard REECE

Washington, DC           Miami, FL

6-0 (5 KOs)           2-4 (1 KO)

Weight: 148.2 lbs.           Weight: 149.2 lbs.

 LIGHTWEIGHTS – 4 ROUNDS

Chrisshawn ALEXANDER    vs.     Jose VALDERRAMA

Washington, DC           Arecibo, PR

4-0 (4 KOs)          3-7 (3 KOs)

Weight: 135.2 lbs.           Weight: 138.6 lbs.

(L-R) – Bernard Hopkins and Beibut Shumenov

Beibut Shumenov

(L-R) – Bernard Hopkins and Beibut Shumenov

(L-R) — Peter Quillin and  Lukas Konecny

Photos by Tom Casino/SHOWTIME

Hopkins vs. Shumenov, a 12-round fight for the IBF, WBA and IBA Light Heavyweight World Championship, will take place Saturday, April 19 at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. The event is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona, AT&T and Casamigos Tequila. In the 12-round co-features, Shawn Porter defends his IBF Welterweight World Title against Paulie Malignaggi and Peter Quillin puts his WBO Middleweight World Title on the line against Lukas Konecny. The live SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast will begin at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) immediately following ALL ACCESS: Mayweather vs. Maidana. The telecast will be available in Spanish via secondary audio programming (SAP). Preliminary bouts will air on SHOWTIME EXTREME® at 7 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com and www.sports.sho.com and follow on Twitter at @TheRealBHop and @SHOSports, follow the conversation using #HopkinsShumenov and become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing and www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing

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