No time to waste

Bernard Hopkins is moving as fast as ever. The 46-year-old light heavyweight champ, who won a big bout in late May, will defend his title in October and wants to fight again in January. Hopkins (pictured) will face 29-year-old Chad Dawson in Los Angeles on Oct. 15 with his WBC belt on the line. “I didn’t want to sit,” Hopkins said Tuesday after a news conference in New York. “Not at 46.” Hopkins is already thinking about what’s next. He wants a rematch against undefeated Joe Calzaghe, to whom he lost in a split decision in 2008. But next up is Dawson, who’s 30-1 with his lone loss coming to Jean Pascal last year. Hopkins beat Pascal in May to become the oldest fighter to win a major world championship.

– Associated Press