Ex world middle weight champion, Bernard Hopkins, has proclaimed his objective to step back into the ring after just six months of retirement and compete for a heavyweight world title.

Hopkins, who spent most of his career fighting at middle weight, stepped out of the ring after defeating Antonio Tarver in a light heavyweight contest back in June. But now the 41-year-old wants to confront Oleg Maskaev for his WBC heavyweight crown, he said this on the matter: “I want to bring the heavyweight championship back to the United States. I’m going to be the guy that everybody says preserved the reputation of the American fighter.” Hopkins claims that he currently weighs 180 pounds, 20 pounds above the middleweight fighting boundaries, but he intends to add on another 20 during the next month. “I plan on being a heavyweight by the end of the year (read more…)