Gamer
12-31-2010, 07:52 PM
c/p By Lem Satterfield
On December 18, Bernard Hopkins and WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal battled to a disputed, majority draw at the Pepsi Colesium in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Now Pascal is contractually obligated to rematch Chad Dawson, whom the Canadian star decisioned earlier this year.
Pascal is looking to rematch Hopkins if he defeats Dawson in a return bout, for which Dawson will have return to Canada likely in late April or early May, according to Pascal's promoter, Yvon Michel.
"I haven't spoken to anybody at HBO because they are all out of the offices until January 3, but I have spoken to Gary Shaw, and Gary is telling me that he wants to look for a date at about the end of April, but most likely sometime in May," said Michel.
"Jean Pascal told me that he wanted to come back in April, but now, he told me that he needs a little bit more time. So, most likely, it will be sometime in May. It will be in Canada, and on that, there is no doubt. Not only because Jean Pascal is the champion, but because of his drawing power compared to Chad Dawson in the United States."
On December 18, Bernard Hopkins and WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal battled to a disputed, majority draw at the Pepsi Colesium in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Now Pascal is contractually obligated to rematch Chad Dawson, whom the Canadian star decisioned earlier this year.
Pascal is looking to rematch Hopkins if he defeats Dawson in a return bout, for which Dawson will have return to Canada likely in late April or early May, according to Pascal's promoter, Yvon Michel.
"I haven't spoken to anybody at HBO because they are all out of the offices until January 3, but I have spoken to Gary Shaw, and Gary is telling me that he wants to look for a date at about the end of April, but most likely sometime in May," said Michel.
"Jean Pascal told me that he wanted to come back in April, but now, he told me that he needs a little bit more time. So, most likely, it will be sometime in May. It will be in Canada, and on that, there is no doubt. Not only because Jean Pascal is the champion, but because of his drawing power compared to Chad Dawson in the United States."