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Article: Hopoate won't put belt on line
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- Waikato Times
- Article date:
- September 22, 2009
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League player-turned- boxer John Hopoate will not put his
Australian heavyweight champion's belt up for grabs in Hamilton next
month, because he believes his opponent isn't worthy of a title
shot.
Hopoate, one of the most controversial athletes in Australasian
sport, will fight Queensland-based Colin Wilson in the main
undercard bout ahead of the David Tua v Shane Cameron fight at
Mystery Creek next month. It is one of seven lead-up fights ahead of
the bout billed the "Fight of the Century", and Wilson has already
said he hoped to "clean up boxing" and send Hopoate back to rugby
league.
Speaking from Australia, Hopoate told the Times he did not think
veteran Wilson presented him with much ...