Hopkins headlines upcoming fightcard this Saturday!

Bernard Hopkins

Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (29-0, 21 KO) Vs. Gabriel Rosado (21-6, 13 KO)

This Saturday, October 26th, on the Hopkins vs. Murat undercard, WBO middleweight champ Peter Quillin will be defending his championship against Gabriel Rosado. Expect this fight to be more competitive and exciting than the main event. Quillin is a young fighter on the rise, his resume includes wins over an over-the-hill Winky Wright, The Contender star Jesse Brinkley, and most recently defended his belt by knocking out the undefeated Fernando Guerrero.

This is Gabriel Rosado's second fight at middleweight. His first fight at middleweight was against Golovkin, and he got dominated than stopped in the 7th round. Rosado's biggest wins are his stoppages of Powell and the always tough Soto-Karass.

Quillin has the speed, power advantage and has the better resume. Rosado is the underdog, and he deserves to be. Don't count Rosado out though, he does have knockout power and he has a lot of heart and anything could happen!

Prediction: Quillin will punish Rosado through 7 rounds before scoring the TKO. This win will set up a big fight for Quillin in a loaded middleweight division. Some possible future opponents for Quillin include; Golovkin, Stevens or Martinez.

Bernard "The Alien" Hopkins (53-2-6, 32 KO) Vs. Karo Murat (25-1, 15 KO)

Bernard Hopkins is a freak of nature! That's why he dropped "The Executioner" nickname and now wants to be called "The Alien". Two months away from turning 49 yrs.-old, Bernard is the current light heavyweight champion. His last bout was an impressive win over Tavoris Cloud to claim the IBF Light heavyweight title. Most of Hopkins’s hall of fame career was spent in the middleweight division; his biggest wins include wins over De La Hoya, Trinidad, Tarver, Pavlik, Wright, and Pascal. Karo Murat is a virtual unknown in the western hemisphere. Notable fights include a draw with Campillo (lost a close controversial decision to Cloud), and a KO loss to Cleverly.

Prediction: Bernard Hopkins will outbox and stop Murat in the late rounds. Hopkins hasn't scored a knockout in 9 years against Oscar De La Hoya, but on paper this is his easiest fight in years. Hopkins is looking for a mega- fight after this fight, so be ready to watch a motivated Bernard to look impressive to make it happen.