BRIEFLY.Hopkins has words with ex-promoter There is no love lost between Bernard Hopkins  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled. and his former promoter, Lou DiBella Louis John DiBella, Jr. (b. 17 May 1960 in Brooklyn, New York) is a boxing promoter. Among his past and present boxers are Jermain Taylor and Bernard Hopkins, the former of whom was comprehensively "beaten down" and KTFO by new middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik. . That was evident Wednesday when the parties got together at a news conference in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. to formally announce Hopkins' middleweight title defense against Jermain Taylor Jermain Taylor (born August 11, 1978, Little Rock, Arkansas) —nicknamed Bad Intentions— is a professional boxer and former Undisputed Middleweight champion of the World. Taylor currently has a record of 27-1-1, with 17 wins coming by way of knockout. on July 16 at MGM MGMin full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. Grand in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . Hopkins, making his 21st defense, used to be promoted by DiBella. After they parted ways, DiBella won a $610,000 lawsuit against Hopkins that recently was upheld in court. DiBella, who is Taylor's promoter, paid Hopkins a compliment. ``There is nothing more compelling than a young 20-something stud (Taylor) fighting what happens to be a 40-year-old man (Hopkins) who is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world,'' DiBella said. At the end of his speech, DiBella added: ``Remember, Bernard, this side of the dais is undefeated against you, and it's going to stay undefeated on July 16.'' When Hopkins' turn was up, he didn't waste it. ``I got an incentive in this fight, and the writers know what I mean because they've been writing a lot about it,'' Hopkins said, referring to his legal battle with DiBella. Taylor (23-0, 17 KOs) said he was hopeful the feud between DiBella and Hopkins (46-2-1, 32 KOs) doesn't get in the way of where the focus should be. ``Bernard and Lou got their thing going on, but I'm just looking forward to the fight,'' Taylor said. - Robert Morales BASKETBALL: Chad Maclies, the leading scorer and rebounder for Centenary this season, was found dead in his dormitory room in Shreveport, La. Authorities said the 22-year-old Maclies was apparently talking with his girlfriend over his computer Tuesday when he suddenly stopped. After no one had heard from him for several hours, friends went to his room and found him lying on the floor and alerted authorities, Fire Department spokesman Brian Crawford said. Paramedics attempted to revive him, but Maclies was unresponsive, police spokeswoman Kacee Hargrave said. Police said there was no sign of foul play foul play n. Unfair or treacherous action, especially when involving violence. foul play Noun 1. violent activity esp. murder 2. or forced entry. --South Gwinnett High of Snellville, Ga., standout Louis Williams said he will enter the NBA Draft rather than attend the University of Georgia Organization The President of the University of Georgia (as of 2007, Michael F. Adams) is the head administrator and is appointed and overseen by the Georgia Board of Regents. . HOCKEY: Jonathan Hedstrom scored two goals, helping Sweden beat Finland 5-1 in Innsbruck, Austria, for its third successive victory at the World Ice Hockey Championship. Sweden on Saturday will play the winner of tonight's U.S.-Canada ame in the qualification-round opener. In other games, Slovakia whipped Austria 8-1 to clinch first place in their group on goal difference, ahead of Russia, which blanked Belarus 2-0, and Ukraine edged Denmark 2-1. HORSE RACING: Wise Diplomat was declared the winner of Wednesday's $45,000 feature race at Hollywood Park when Questionable World was disqualified dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. for interfering in the stretch. Questionable World finished a head in front of Wise Diplomat, but was dropped to second for drifting out and bumping Wise Diplomat in the race for 3-year-olds. - Daily News Staff and Wire Services |
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