Hopkins To Face Ornelas in December

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Bernard Hopkins agreed to meet Roy Jones Jr in 2010. But first, Jones Jr has to handle his business against Danny Green. Bernard Hopkins isn’t going to sit idly by as Roy stays busy, however. Bernard Hopkins will fight Enrique Ornelas on December 2 in Hopkins’ hometown of Philadelphia, PA. Jones-Green is also on December 2 but will take place in Australia.

Both Hopkins and Jones Jr must win in order for their 2010 match to stay intact. Hopkins carries a 49-5-1 (32 KOs) record into his fight with Ornelas 29-5 (19 KOs) in December. Ornelas will be moving up in weight for this light heavyweight bout. The fight can be seen on Versus.