Who: Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins vs. Enrique Ornelas in scheduled 12-round light-heavyweight bout.
When: Doors open at 5 p.m., first bout at 6, main event begins at 8.
Where: Liacouras Center
TV: Versus
Records: Hopkins 49-5-1, 32 KOs; Ornelas 29-5, 19 KOs
About Hopkins
Probably the most accomplished over-40 fighter in boxing history, although fans of the late, great Archie Moore might disagree. B-Hop, 44, still is rated among the top three or four best pound-for-pound fighters in the world today ... Weighed in at the light-heavyweight limit of 175 pounds yesterday and, as always, appears to be in splendid physical condition ... First bout since he scored an impressive, 12-round unanimous victory over middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik in a 170-pound catchweight bout on Oct. 18, 2008 ... Superb defensive fighter with offense more geared to wearing down opponents than taking them out quickly.About Ornelas
Brother of super middleweight contender Librado Andrade, who was knocked out in four rounds by IBF 168-pound champ Lucian Bute Saturday in Quebec City ... Wrestled and played football in high school, winning a state championship in wrestling. "A lot of people told me I should keep wrestling, but I never had a passion for it," Ornelas said of his switch back to boxing ... Most notable name on his resume is former WBO junior middleweight champ Bronco McKart, against whom he is 1-1, losing a controversial split decision before winning on a fifth-round stoppage to claim the NABF middleweight title ... Weighed in at 173 1/2 pounds, 4 1/2 more than previous career high.3 things to look for
1. Hopkins' tentatively scheduled March 13 rematch with Roy Jones Jr. calls for a 50-50 financial split, which increases to 60-40 for the winner, if by knockout. That could spur Hopkins to see if he still has the stuff to get his man out of there quickly; he hasn't won inside the distance since he knocked out Oscar De La Hoya in nine rounds on Sept. 18, 2004.2. The traditional 10-count will be sounded for Francisco Rodriguez, who died of a brain bleed suffered in his Nov. 20 knockout loss to Teon Kennedy at the Blue Horizon. "All boxers know what we risk when we enter the ring," Hopkins said.