Champion Hopkins’ warning for young pretender Taylor

BERNARD HOPKINS has no intention of relinquishing his position as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world in Las Vegas tonight.

The 40-year-old world middleweight champion has big plans for the final year of a career which he maintains he will bring to a close before his next birthday.

Hopkins puts his undisputed title on the line at the MGM Grand tonight against the division's coming force, unbeaten Arkansas 26-year-old Jermain Taylor.