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BOXNEWS Fight Joe Calzaghe W TKO 6 (12) Mario Veit

Fight Joe Calzaghe W TKO 6 (12) Mario Veit

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Boxers United Kingdom Joe Calzaghe [38-0-0, 30]
Germany Mario Veit [45-1-0, 23]
Comment Veit down once in Round 5 and 6. Referee stops the fight.
Weight division Super Middleweight (168 lbs)
Title WBO Title,
Date 07 May 2005, Sat
Location Germany Germany, Braunschweig, Volkswagen-Halle

News: Fight Joe Calzaghe -VS- Mario Veit

Calzaghe stops Veit in six!
8 May 2005 12:42

Calzaghe stops Veit in six!

Long-time WBO 168lb champ Joe Calzaghe successfully retained his title stopping interim champ Mario Veit of Germany moments ago in Braunschweig, Germany. The southpaw Calzaghe (39-0; 31KOs) looked always in control and floored his foe with a vicious left cross at the end of round five. Then, at the beginning of round six the defending champ went all over Veit and the German fighter was down again after a flurry of punches. Veit was up at the count of eight - but not totally recovered and American referee Gino Rodriguez stopped the contest shortly after when Calzaghe landed with another series. read more ...
Calzaghe: I'll end Veit's career! 18 Mar 2005 13:46

Calzaghe: I'll end Veit's career!

Unbeaten WBO super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (38-0) was clearly angry today about his forced cancellation of his bout with Brian Magee in Belfast on Friday. This was his 16th defense of his WBO title which would have made him the outright most successful UK boxing world champion. He angrily threatened Mario Veit, "I am clearly angry that after all my training I am forced to cancel the fight the day before my most important defense. There has been over 5,000 tickets sold for this fight and I am possibly in the best shape of my career... read more ...
Universum wins Calzaghe purse bid 10 Mar 2005 17:59

Universum wins Calzaghe purse bid

German promotional powerhouse Klaus-Peter Kohl has won the purse bids for his super-middleweight contender Mario Viet's mandatory WBO title challenge to Welshman Joe Calzaghe. Anxious to secure home advantage for their man after he was wiped out in one round by Calzaghe four years ago, Kohl's Hamburg based Universum Promotions won the purse bid with an enormous $1,750,000 compared to Calzaghe's promoters Sports Network bidding... read more ...