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Philly Mayor Nutter To Honor Bernard Hopkins On June 1—Open To Public
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.**
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