Episode Set To Air For First Time This Saturday At 2PM EST On MTV

April 2, 2009, Philadelphia, PA…Bernard Hopkins, a future hall of famer and one of the biggest names in the sport of boxing, will appear in a new episode of the MTV series “MADE” airing this Saturday, April 4th at 2pm EST. Hopkins, spends a day with the Denver high school student Matthew Rodgers, and inspires him to reach his goal of becoming a boxer.

Later that night Hopkins will appear as color commentator, alongside longtime boxing announcer Barry Tomkin and Ring Magazine’s Doug Fischer, for the Golden Boy Promotions’ Lightweight Lightning pay-per-view boxing event, featuring Edwin Valero vs Antonio Pitalua, from the University of Texas’ Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. The four bout pay-per-view starts at 9:00pm ET and fans can call their cable operators for more information.