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WEDNESDAY! Philadelphia Mayor Nutter to Honor Bernard Hopkins - 12:00 p.m. ET

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**MEDIA ALERT**
 
PHILADELPHIA MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER TO HONOR BERNARD HOPKINS IN CELEBRATION OF HIS HISTORIC
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP WIN
 
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.** 
 
CONTACT:    Kelly Swanson/Lisa Milner, Swanson Communications, 202-783-5500/
                        202-288-5662 (c)
                        Jennifer Crandall, Office of the Mayor, 215-686-6210/267-438-7131 (c)
                        Ramiro Gonzalez/Monica Sears, Golden Boy Promotions: 213-489-5631
                        Bill Caplan, Golden Boy Promotions: 818-831-0046/818-515-1616 (c)