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October 4th 2009 @ 12:05am
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Hoppa stopped in New Zealand
Australian heavyweight boxing champion John Hopoate suffered a stunning fourth-round knockout loss to veteran Colin Wilson in Hamilton, New Zealand on Saturday night.
In an eventful slugfest, Wilson climbed off the canvas in the third round and floored Hopoate late in that stanza.
Wilson crashed to the canvas early in the fourth, though the referee ruled it [...]
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MR said | October 4th 2009 @ 3:05pm | Report comment
So Hoppa lost to a journeyman..not surprising from the little I’ve seen of him. Note to SBW – if you’re going to box do what the man did & don’t leave it too late…..