UNIFIED LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION AND FUTURE HALL OF FAMER BERNARD HOPKINS TO BE FEATURED IN ESPN THE MAGAZINE'S BODY ISSUE

Philadelphia (June 25, 2014) - At almost 50-years-old, unified light heavyweight world champion Bernard "The Alien" Hopkins will be featured in the prestigious annual Body Issue of ESPN The Magazine, which hits newsstands Friday, July 11. The Body Issue celebrates athlete's bodies across all sports. Hopkins will be pictured alongside 21 other athletes in this year's issue including tennis champion Venus Williams, Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka. Click HERE for the full list of athletes. "Being a part of the Body Issue is something I will never forget," said Hopkins. "I am thrilled to be recognized with the great lineup of athletes included in this year's magazine as well as in past issues. I hope that these pictures inspire people to want to be healthy, especially the over 40 crowd who I work hard to represent in and out of the ring." Hopkins is coming off of three consecutive victories on his way to collecting the IBF and WBA Light Heavyweight titles while breaking his own record as the oldest boxer to win a world championship.

FLOYD "MONEY" MAYWEATHER FEATURED ON COVER OF ESPN THE MAGAZINE'S ANNUAL MONEY ISSUE IN ADVANCE OF HIS PAY-PER-VIEW MEGA-FIGHT AGAINST MIGUEL COTTO THIS SATURDAY NIGHT

  

Las Vegas (May 2)...Undefeated Seven-Time and Five-Division World Champion and pay-per-view king Floyd "Money" Mayweather is appropriately featured on the cover of ESPN the Magazine's annual Money Issue which hits mailboxes tomorrow and newsstands Friday.  According to the ESPN, Mayweather is the highest paid player in the United States.  He is readying himself for another major payday which will take place this Saturday, May 5, when he faces WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. in a mega-fight that will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®.  

 

To download a high-res version of the cover for your use, please click HERE.

To see the list of highest paid athletes in the world, please click HERE.

To watch ESPN the Magazine's All Access video of Floyd Mayweather's cover shoot, please click HERE.

To watch ESPN the Mag's exclusive sit down with Mayweather click HERE.

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"Ring Kings: Mayweather vs. Cotto", a 12-round fight for Cotto's WBA Super Welterweight World Championship and the vacant WBC Super Welterweight Diamond Belt, is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions and Miguel Cotto Promotions. Also featured will be Canelo Alvarez vs. Sugar Shane Mosley, a 12-round fight for Canelo's WBC Super Welterweight World Championship which is presented in association with Canelo Promotions and Sugar Shane Mosley Promotions and a 10-round welterweight fight between undefeated welterweight rising star Jessie Vargas and former world champion Steve Forbes. Opening the pay-per-view broadcast will be a 10-round bout between super welterweight contender DeAndre Latimore and former World Champion Carlos Quintana which is presented in association with DiBella Entertainment. The mega-event is sponsored by Corona, Hatfields&McCoys on HISTORY™, DeWalt Tools, AT&T, O'Reilly Auto Parts and Puebla - Cinco De Mayo and will take place Saturday, May 5 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.