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Last Updated: Saturday, 30 April, 2005, 12:02 GMT 13:02 UK

Hopkins to take on Taylor in July

Hopkins has lost twice in 49 bouts

Bernard Hopkins will defend his undisputed middleweight crown against Jermain Taylor on 16 July.

Negotiations have been going on for some time but the fight is now set to take place in Las Vegas.

Hopkins, 40, made his 20th title defence against Britain's Howard Eastman last month while Taylor, 26, is undefeated in a 23-fight career.

Taylor, who won bronze at the 2000 Olympics, is seen by many as the heir to Hopkins' middleweight throne.

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