Hopkins beat The Contender television reality show star Steve Forbes on March 17, 2007, in a unanimous decision. Hopkins fought twice more in 2007, beating Jailer Berrio with a first round knockout in July and Enrigay Colin by a unanimous decision.
As an amateur, Hopkins was the 1999 National Golden Gloves Light welterweight champion. Hopkins won the USBA lightwelterweight championship when he beat Mario Jose Ramos by a unanimous decision. On June 7, 2006 Hopkins had a knockout win against Michael Warrick. Hopkins fought in a December 23, 2012 against WBO junior welterweight champion Danny "El Parches" Hernandez and lost by split decision. Hopkins is the nephew of former undisputed middleweight & light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins.
