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WBC/WBA/WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe admitted to the London Daily Mail that he intentionally hit Bernard Hopkins low in the second round of their fight Saturday, but says Hopkins was faking it in the tenth when he went to the canvas from an apparent light shot below the belt from the Welshman. "What a crap actor," said Calzaghe. "He looked like he'd been shot in the balls, not hit. When I hit him there in the second round, that was proper deliberate. He'd knocked me down read more ...

Following his split-decision win over Bernard Hopkins in Las Vegas, Joe Calzaghe praised the Philadelphia veteran by labeling him as the toughest opponent of his career. Calzaghe admits that it wasn't his best performance and knew the clash of styles would lead to an ugly fight. "I knew this wouldn't look pretty tonight," Calzaghe said. read more ...

Reigning WBC/WBA/WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (44-0, 32 KOs) won a twelve round split decision over 43-year-old Bernard Hopkins (48-4-21, 32 KOs) in an ugly light heavyweight clash on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Arena in Las Vegas. Hopkins got off to a great start by dropping Calzaghe with a straight right in round one. Calzaghe wasn't badly read more ...

Ring legends Bernard Hopkins and Joe Calzaghe both weighed in at 173 for their twelve round light heavyweight showdown on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. read more ...

Although it is billed as “Battle of the Planet”, there is so much more on the line for Bernard Hopkins and Joe Calzaghe Saturday night. “One fighter is a legend, and one wants to become a legend,” Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer stated at the final press conference held today at Planet Hollywood read more ...

Bernard Hopkins and Joe Calzaghe face off at the press conference in New York City announcing their April 19 fight in Las Vegas. "I walk a fine line that others don't want to walk," said Hopkins. "I'll win by any means necessary. Anything can happen, I fear nobody and nothing....I said I'm going to punish Calzaghe slowly, and I'll repeat that today. I'll ask that his father is merciful to him and pulls him out when he is getting hurt." read more ...

WBO/WBC/WBA super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe and light heavyweight champ Bernard Hopkins came face to face in a London press conference on Thursday to announce their April 19 showdown in Las Vegas. ITV was live as Calzaghe vowed to end the career of Hopkins when they finally meet read more ...

Super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe, speaking with The Evening Standard, promises to stay away from making the same mistake as his UK countryman, Ricky Hatton. Calzaghe said that Hatton allowed Floyd Mayweather Jr. to lose his focus during the pre-fight hype in Las Vegas. Hatton's lack of focus, according to Calzaghe, contributed to the knockout loss to Mayweather last December read more ...