Bernard Hopkins, a record-setting veteran will face off against the younger undefeated Light Heavyweight World Champion Tavoris Cloud on March 9 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. 

The contenders' weigh-in will be live streamed at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT. 

Hopkins, who turned 48 in January, will break his own record as the oldest boxer to win a world title if he takes what will be 29th championship fight on Saturday. 30 year-old Cloud is confident that he will remain the undefeated IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion. 

The Cloud vs. Hopkins HBO World Championship Boxing telecast begins at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT.

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