Hopkins Vs Cleverly could happen sooner than we thought...

WBO Champ Nathan Cleverly.

Bernard Hopkins and his promoters have admitted that a summer fight 
with WBO light-heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly is a real 
possibility if they both manage to beat their opponents on April 28th. 

Injury from Hopkins-Dawson I

Cleverly will defend his title against Robin Krasniqi at the Royal 
Albert Hall on the same night that WBC world champion Bernard Hopkins attempts to defend his title against highly ranked Chad Dawson in a rematch. 

The first bout between Hopkins and Dawson was very controversial. 
Hopkins, 47, originally lost the title due to an injury in the second round but it was 
handed back to him when the result was changed to a no-contest. 

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer apparently held talks with 
Cleverly's promoter Frank Warren last week and he is confident that the 
fight will happen if both of their fighters can defend their world 
titles. 

"Hopkins-Cleverly is a real possibility," Schaefer told 
boxingscene.com. "We don't want to jinx anything but, if everything 
goes well, I would very much like to make that fight."