Status: Professional boxer. #7 WBO Cruiserweight contender. Member of 2000 Brazilian Olympic Team. Pro record is 32-2 (29 KO’s).
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 200
DOB: June 29, 1976 In: Matogrosso, Brazil
Boxing Inspirations: “Sugar Ray Leonard, Roy Jones Jr., Mike Tyson.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Soccer. Go out with friends, enjoy life.”
First Boxing Memory: “Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Marvin Hagler. I was nine [...]
[This article was orignally published in 2003 by Boxinginsider.com and Boxing Digest magazine. On Saturday night Hopkins will box a rematch with Roy Jones Jr., 17 years after their first contest which was won by Jones on points.]
“When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign: that the dunces [...]
