PHILADELPHIA MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER TO HONOR BERNARD HOPKINS IN CELEBRATION OF HIS HISTORIC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP WIN
Posted on | May 26, 2011 | No Comments
Wednesday, June 1 at 12:00 p.m. ET
At The Rocky Statue at The Philadelphia Museum of Art
**OPEN TO THE PUBLIC**
WHO: BERNARD HOPKINS, WBC, WBC Diamond & Ring Magazine Light
Heavyweight World Champion
MICHAEL NUTTER, Mayor of Philadelphia
WHEN: This Wednesday, June 1
11:30 a.m. ET – Media Arrival
12:00 p.m. ET – Event Begins
WHERE: The Rocky Statue at The Philadelphia Museum of Art
26th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19130
WHAT: Join Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter as he honors newly crowned
WBC, WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight World
Champion Bernard Hopkins in celebration of Hopkins’ age-defying
victory over Jean Pascal which made him the oldest fighter in boxing history
to win a world title.
**This event is open to the public. Fans are encouraged to arrive early.**
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