BOXNEWS.com.ua - Boxing News - Joe Calzaghe http://www.boxnews.com.ua/Boxer/1156/Joe-Calzaghe Sun, 27 May 2012 10:19:43 +0300 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/img/photos/160/1156t.jpg http://www.boxnews.com.ua/Boxer/1156/Joe-Calzaghe BOXNEWS.com.ua - Boxing News - Joe Calzaghe http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/8742/2011-04-15/James-DeGale-Nathan-Cleverly-Go-To-War-in-Sparring James DeGale and Nathan Cleverly have been sparring this week ahead of their May 21 fights at the O2 Arena. Cleverly has traveled to Essex to go dozens of rounds with British super-middleweight champion DeGale. The sparring is rumoured to have been full on, with both boxers looking sharp Boxing Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:52:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/8723/2011-04-13/Pirog-vs-Manfredo-Clash-is-Being-Discussed-Says-DiBella Boxing Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:32:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/7737/2010-10-19/Q&A-Sakio-Bika World super middleweight contender Sakio Bika spoke to Fightnews and stated that he is confident of defeating WBA 168lb champion Andre Ward on November 27th in a bout televised by SHOWTIME. Bika will be fighting for the WBA championship in a bout outside SHOWTIME’s Super Six tournament where Ward has already secured a semi-final berth Boxing Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:02:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6736/2010-03-17/IBF-Purse-Bid-Brinkley-Bika A purse bid was held in the IBF office today for the IBF super middleweight eliminator for #1 between Jesse Brinkley and Sakio Bika. InterBox Promotions was the winning bidder with a bid of $134,616. Star Boxing bid $111,000, and Golden Boy Promotions bid $102,000 Boxing Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:37:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6627/2010-02-24/Carl-Froch-Fires-Back-at-Grumpy-Joe-Calzaghe For years WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch has fired verbal jabs at Joe Calzaghe. He is not used to Calzaghe firing back in his direction, unprovoked. On Tuesday Calzaghe ripped Froch by calling him a "spoilt little bitch" who always complains about everything. The two have fought through the press for years but a fight between the two of them never had a chance to take place. Calzaghe retired over a year ago Boxing Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:50:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6244/2009-12-08/Calzaghe-Wants-To-See-David-Haye-Fight-The-Klitschkos Joe Calzaghe would like to see his countryman WBA heavyweight champion David Haye fight both of Klitschko brothers in 2010; WBO/IBO/IBF champion Wladimir and WBC champion Vitali. Calzaghe feels that Haye has the skill to fight and beat the brothers but warns that both fighters will be far tougher than the 7'2 giant Nikolai Valuev, who Calzaghe doesn't think could fight very much. Haye must first meet and beat WBA mandatory John Ruiz Boxing Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:56:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5916/2009-10-04/Carl-Froch-Joe-Calzaghe-Should-Stay-Retired-No-Return WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch has advised Joe Calzaghe to stay retired and avoid any ring returns. Froch had been calling Calzaghe out for the last few years. The road to Calzaghe came to a halt when the Welsh fighter announced his retirement at the start of 2009. Froch wants to focus on building his own legacy in the super middleweight Boxing Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:09:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5600/2009-07-26/Joe-Calzaghe-I-Can-Beat-Wladimir-Klitschko The retired, and undefeated former champion, Joe Calzaghe, believes that he can beat any of the top fighters at super middleweight and light heavyweight - and he is so confident of his talents that he also believes that he can rise up in weight and beat the 6'6 WBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. “I see the guys fighting now and I know I could beat them all,” Calzaghe told Walesonline. “That’s always the case Boxing Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:54:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5575/2009-07-22/Calzaghe-enters-promotional-ring- At a press conference today at Celtic Manor in Newport, Wales, a joint venture was announced between Joe Calzaghe Enterprises Ltd. and Triple S Sports and Entertainment Group. Calzaghe Promotions will hold its first fight bill at Newport Leisure Centre on August 21 featuring three of Calzaghe Promotions’ contracted fighters, Gavin Rees, Bradley Pryce and Tony Docherty. Calzaghe Promotions has also reached an agreement with Enzo Calzaghe Boxing Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:35:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4907/2009-02-05/Calzaghe-retires- Undefeated world super-middleweight and light-heavyweight champion Joe Calzaghe announced his retirement moments ago on BBC Sport. “It was a difficult decision but I have achieved everything I wanted to achieve in boxing,” he said. “I’ve been world champion for 11 years. I’ve got no other goals to go for Boxing Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:12:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4730/2008-11-25/Joe-Calzaghe-Denies-Dawson-Rumors-Retirement-Decision Joe Calzaghe has spoken out about rumors that he's negotiating for a fight with IBF light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson, and the rumors that he announced his retirement. Calzaghe says both stories are false. He expects to make a decision on his career after the holidays and is not involved in any kind of negotiations for another fight Boxing Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:34:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4679/2008-11-09/Calzaghe-busts-up-Jones- Unbeaten light heavyweight star Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KOs) dealt a twelve round beating to Roy Jones, Jr. (52-5, 38 KOs) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Jones dropped Calzaghe in round one with a glancing right hand and landed some clean shots in the second. But Calzaghe began to outwork Jones in the third and showed disdain for Jones' power by keeping his hands down between quick flurries Boxing Sun, 09 Nov 2008 09:06:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4680/2008-11-09/Joe-Calzaghe-Talks-Retirement-Beating-Roy-Jones Following his dominating win over Roy Jones Jr, Welsh champion Joe Calzaghe gave his post-fight thoughts about the fight and his career. On the punch that knocked him down in round one. "Roy stunned me. He hit me with a good punch. That is what being a champion is all about. But I didn't panic. I composed myself, got back up and started to fight again. I just boxed Boxing Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:05:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4677/2008-11-08/Calzaghe-Jones-make-weight- Both Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones Jr. weighed in at 174.5 lbs. for their PPV clash Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Other weights: Zab "Super" Judah 144.5 vs Ernest Johnson 144 Francisco Figueroa 143 vs Emanuel Augustus 140.5 Dmitriy Salita 140 vs Derrick Campos 138 Boxing Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:56:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4674/2008-11-06/Roy-Jones-Jr-vs-Joe-Calzaghe-Final-Presser-Quotes Joe Calzaghe: "I am a person who does actions more than words. I am not going to talk this up more than it has to be. To finish my career fighting at Madison Square Garden is all the motivation I need. "I am happy to be here. On Saturday night, you aren't going to see a good fight, you are going to see a great fight Boxing Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:34:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4658/2008-10-31/Roy-Jones-Jr-Who-is-Greater?-Me-or-Bernard-Hopkins? Roy Jones Jr. has come out swinging on Bernard Hopkins. Jones won a twelve round decision over Hopkins in 1993 to capture the vacant IBF middleweight title, and while there have been talks for a rematch since 2002 - the two were never able to reach an agreement. After Hopkins dominated Kelly Pavlik on October 18 in Atlantic City, there was immediate hype for a Hopkins-Jones rematch. Hopkins went on the record, demanding the winner Boxing Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:35:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4564/2008-09-21/Joe-Calzaghe-Wants-To-End-it-With-a-Blaze-of-Glory Joe Calzaghe has vowed to end his career in a blaze of glory when he fights Roy Jones Jr at New York’s Madison Square Garden on November 8, and he says the legal battle with his former promoter Frank Warren will not distract his preparations according to John Rawling of the British newspaper The Guardian. The 36 year old and Warren split after working together for 12 years, with Warren claiming breach of contract while Calzaghe argues he is owed substantial sums of money. Boxing Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:43:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4552/2008-09-18/Calzaghe-Pavlik-is-Full-of-Bullsh*t-Overhyped-Fighter Super middleweight/light heavyweight champion Joe Calzaghe had a field day with WBO/WBC middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik. Calzaghe said he is tired of Pavlik trying to make name for himself by continuously calling him out. He claims that Pavlik has ducked the opportunity to fight him, and says the only reason Pavlik is calling him out is because he already signed to fight Roy Jones Jr. on November 8 in New York's Madison Square Garden Boxing Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:41:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4555/2008-09-18/Pavlik-No-offer-from-Calzaghe- WBC and WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik has denied claims that he turned down the opportunity to fight Joe Calzaghe. Pavlik, who takes on Bernard Hopkins on the 18th of October, has said that no approach from the Calzaghe camp was ever made. In an interview on Setanta Sports News during Steve Bunce's Boxing Hour Pavlik said "I don't know why they keep throwing my name out there. They never ever offered us the fight. Calzaghe? Boxing Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:00:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4468/2008-08-07/Calzaghe-Jones-November-8- Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones has been officially rescheduled for November 8 at the Mecca of Boxing, Madison Square Garden in New York City. The superfight, originally scheduled for September 20, was postponed due to an injury suffered by Calzaghe during training. Calzaghe vs. Jones, presented by Square Ring, Inc. and Calzaghe Promotions in association with Madison Square Garden, will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View Boxing Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:06:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4433/2008-07-22/Joe-Calzaghe-Injured-Roy-Jones-Jr-Fight-Pushed-Back MaxBoxing/BoxingScene.com was informed by a reliable source that Joe Calzaghe has suffered a hand injury and will not be able to move forward with his September 20th bout with Roy Jones Jr. at Madison Square Garden. The fight was going to be carried on HBO pay-per-view. At the present, the fight is said to be postponed to a November date. There is no word if the fight will still be held in New York's Madison Square Boxing Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:45:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4386/2008-07-09/Roy-Jones-Jr-vs-Joe-Calzaghe-is-Set-Sam-Peter-Next? The light heavyweight contest between Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) and Roy Jones Jr. (52-4, 38 KOs) appears to be a go for September 20. Instead of Las Vegas, the event will likely take place at New York's Madison Square Garden. The card will be televised by HBO pay-per-view, as expected. The next bit of info is odd indeed. Jones told ESPN that after he defeats Calzaghe, he wants to move back up to the heavyweight division in order to challenge Boxing Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:00:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4355/2008-06-26/Jones-Calzaghe-September-20? The paper says that Calzaghe, who recently cut ties with longtime promoter Frank Warren, was given the open date by HBO. The network was trying to fill the void left by Floyd Mayweather Jr, who was scheduled to face Oscar De La Hoya on the September date, but announced his retirement from the sport a few weeks ago. Rather than keep the date, De La Hoya moved his ring return to December 6. That left HBO with an open slot to fill Boxing Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:11:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4353/2008-06-25/Calzaghe-Warren-split- WBC/WBA/WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe and long-time Frank Warren have parted ways. "I am now a free agent with no contract and intend to be self-managed from now on," the 36-year-old Calzaghe announced to the South Wales Argus. He also stated that he is the only person who can negotiate his next fight and that no negotiations are in progress with the Kelly Pavlik camp. "My intention is to fight Roy Jones Jr, a four-weight Boxing Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:36:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4303/2008-06-08/Pavlik-Calzaghe-Oct-18? WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik's promoter Bob Arum says he is in talks with promoter Frank Warren in regard to a possible showdown between Pavlik and unbeaten WBC/WBA/WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe. The target date for Pavlik-Calzaghe would be October 18. If that bout can't be made, Arum said Pavlik would fight two more times this year, in September and again in December. Adding fuel to the fire was Boxing Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:09:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4178/2008-04-22/Calzaghe-Low-blow-deliberate- 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 Boxing Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:06:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4176/2008-04-21/Roy-Jones-Calzaghe-Deal-For-November-15 "I would love to fight Joe in front of all those fans in Wales. I hope we will have the deal done next week to fight on November 15. I would see it as the best moment of my career. I am confident despite all I have achieved that my best moments are ahead of me," Jones said. Joe is the best light-heavyweight in the world right now and pound for pound only behind Floyd Mayweather. That is the reason I am willing to go to Wales to fight him Boxing Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:02:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4173/2008-04-20/Calzaghe-defeats-Hopkins- 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 Boxing Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:22:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4174/2008-04-20/Calzaghe-Hopkins-Was-My-Toughest-Fight 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. Boxing Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:09:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4169/2008-04-19/Hopkins-173-Calzaghe-173- 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. Boxing Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:08:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4163/2008-04-17/Hopkins-and-Calzaghe-battle-for-legend-status 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 Boxing Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:17:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4008/2008-02-20/Hopkins-and-Calzaghe-face-off 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." Boxing Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:02:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3977/2008-02-07/Hopkins-Calzaghe-Exchange-Words-in-London 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 Boxing Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:37:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3942/2008-01-24/Calzaghe-on-Hatton-I-Wont-Make-His-Mistake 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 Boxing Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:15:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3879/2007-12-20/Hopkins-vs-Calzaghe-Close-To-Being-Final According to a recent interview with The Sun, WBO/WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (44-0, 32KOs) says that a potential bout with light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (48-4-1, 32KOs) is close to being final. The fighters agreed on a 50-50 split for the bout, with Calzaghe making a career-high purse Boxing Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:08:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3832/2007-12-08/Hopkins-Calzaghe-heats-up- A fight nearly broke out between Bernard Hopkins and Joe Calzaghe today during their first face-to-face meeting at the MGM Grand Media Center in Las Vegas. "I would never let a white boy beat me," Hopkins told reporters. "You can print that. I would never lose to a white person." Hopkins also dissed Calzaghe's win over Mikkel Kessler. "Kessler is not in my league, man. Who is Kessler? You think Kessler was a true warrior?" Boxing Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:32:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3817/2007-12-02/Calzaghe-rejects-Hopkins-offer- Unbeaten WBC/WBA/WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe says he has rejected an offer from Golden Boy to fight Bernard Hopkins. "To be honest, the offer wasn't as much as I got for the Kessler fight so from a business point of view the deal doesn't make sense for me," Super Joe told Wales on Sunday. "Hopkins must really convince me with hard cash that he really wants this fight because I'm not sure he does." Boxing Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:11:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3763/2007-11-06/Hopkins-Ill-Hand-Joe-Calzaghe-His-First-Loss WBC/WBA/WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (44-0, 32 KOs) is beating the drums for a fight with recognized light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (48-4-1, 32 KOs). Calzaghe and his promoter Frank Warren, said they are willing to make the fight in America or even Hopkins' backyard of Philadelphia - if the money is right Boxing Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:52:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3762/2007-11-05/Calzaghe-Kessler-Postfight-Presser- It was a beaming Joe Calzaghe who faced reporters after his hard fought twelve round unanimous points decision over Mikkel Kessler. Joe looked pretty fresh, and other than a small lesion in the middle of his forehead one wouldn't have guessed he'd just gone twelve rounds with what many had considered his toughest challenger to date Boxing Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:44:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3760/2007-11-04/Calzaghe-reigns-supreme- There is now no question who the world's best 168-pounder is. Unbeaten WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (44-0, 32 KOs) claimed the WBC and WBA titles from previously unbeaten Mikkel Kessler (39-1, 29 KOs) on Saturday night at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales in front of 50,000+. Boxing Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:36:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3754/2007-11-02/Calzaghe-Kessler-Presser- WBC/WBA champion Mikkel Kessler and WBO champion Joe Calzaghe met at today's final press conference in advance of their super middleweight unification superfight on Saturday at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. "I wouldn't be here if I didn't think I could win," stated Kessler. "For me it is now or never!" Kessler stated that beating Anthony Mundine in Australia before 15,000 hostile fans has prepared Boxing Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:29:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3755/2007-11-02/Calzaghe-Kessler-make-weight- Both Joe Calzaghe and Mikkel Kessler have made the 168lb limit for their WBC/WBA/WBO super middleweight unification super clash on Saturday in Cardiff, Wales. Calzaghe scaled in at 167.5 lbs. while Kessler was initially slightly over the limit and had to strip to hit the magic 168lb mark right on the button Boxing Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:55:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3729/2007-10-25/Calzaghe-Kessler-heats-up- Joe Calzaghe has fired back at Mikkel Kessler who earlier this week vowed to knock out the Welshman and questioned whether he wants an all out war at the Millennium Stadium. Kessler, who meets Calzaghe in the massive super-middleweight unification fight on November 3, stated that Calzaghe could use spoiling tactics in the clash of the titans and said he would not been keen on trading toe-to-toe. But that has provoked a furious Boxing Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:03:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3716/2007-10-23/Kessler-Im-gonna-smash-Calzaghe- "I actually fear that Calzaghe will do all match spoiling efforts to try to block me out of the game," says WBC/WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (39-0, 29 KOs) . "So I´ll obviously have to face him the hardest way of all and smash him within the distance." Now just 12 days away from the much anticipated super middle triple unification clash with fellow undefeated WBO reigning Boxing Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:47:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3554/2007-07-31/Calzaghe-How-will-Kessler-cope? "I landed over 1000 clean punches on Lacy and right now I'm punching harder, faster and more accurate than ever before so I wouldn't be surprised if I doubled that figure on Kessler," says WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe in regard to his November 3 bout with WBC/WBA champ Mikkel Kessler in Cardiff, Wales. Calzaghe, boxing's longest reigning world champion, will be making a division record-tying 21st WBO Boxing Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:07:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3541/2007-07-25/Calzaghe-Hopkins-can-wait- Unbeaten WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe has hit back at Bernard Hopkins - and told him he must get in the queue if he wants to fight him. Following his laboured points win over Ronald "Winky" Wright on Saturday night, Hopkins was vocal in calling out the hard-hitting Welshman. But Calzaghe, who faces undefeated WBC and WBA World Champion Mikkel Kessler in a massive unification clash on November 3 at the Millennium Boxing Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:31:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3515/2007-07-09/Calzaghe-Kessler-update- Unbeaten WBO 168 pound champion Joe Calzaghe (43-0) looks set for a unification match with Danish WBC/WBA champion Mikkel Kessler (39-0) in the UK on November 3rd. The venue is pencilled to be the Millenium Stadium subject to final negotiations. The fight is one of the most eagerly awaited in the super middleweight division between two outstanding and unbeaten fighters with over 82 wins and no losses between them. In his Boxing Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:47:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3446/2007-06-04/Kessler-It-May-Be-Calzaghes-Last-Fight The wheels are in motion for a unification showdown between WBO super middleweight champ Joe Calzaghe and WBC/WBC counterpart Mikkel Kessler. Last week, Calzaghe's promoter Frank Warren said that his fighter accepted a deal to meet Kessler in Denmark in what should be the highest payday of Calzaghe's career. The bout is slated to take place in September Boxing Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:17:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3440/2007-06-01/Calzaghe-Agrees-To-Terms-For-Kessler-Fight Promoter Frank Warren was on BBC Radio Five Live and revealed that a bout between WBO super middleweight champ Joe Calzaghe and his WBC/WBA counterpart Mikkel Kessler is close to a done deal. Calzaghe will travel to Kessler's backyard of Denmark to make the fight happen, likely in September. "[Kessler's promoter] Mogens Palle has made an offer for Joe to fight Kessler in Denmark in September. We've accepted and Boxing Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:09:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3349/2007-04-17/Taylor-wants-$10-million- Last week, Joe Calzaghe promoter Frank Warren offered Jermain Taylor $4 million to face Calzaghe in September. Taylor has responded through BBC Sport, saying Warren must more than double that offer. "If Joe and Frank want me that much, make me an offer for $10 million and I will show up and bring him a gift to his front door," Taylor stated Boxing Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:59:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3326/2007-04-11/Calzaghe-confirms-hand-fracture Joe Calzaghe has been struck by his recurring hand problem after confirming that he fractured a bone against Peter Manfredo Jr last Saturday night. The WBO super middleweight champion made short work of his 20th defence against the American challenger with a third-round stoppage in Cardiff. Boxing Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:48:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3323/2007-04-09/Schedule-and-pay-demands-to-keep-Kessler-and-Calzaghe-apart A super middleweight fight to unify Joe Calzaghe's WBO and Mikkel Kessler's WBC and WBA belts looks further off than ever. After Calzaghe stopped Peter Manfredo, star of "The Contender" reality TV show, to retain his title for the 20th time, promoter Frank Warren said Kessler's camp wouldn't meet the proposed July date. Boxing Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:00:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3322/2007-04-08/Calzaghe-too-strong-for-Manfredo Joe Calzaghe dismantled Peter Manfredo Jr to make the 20th successful defence of his WBO super middleweight title at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. Welshman Calzaghe, 35, thrilled the 35,000 spectators with a third-round stoppage of the American, a former reality TV star. Boxing Sat, 07 Apr 2007 23:58:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3319/2007-04-07/Calzaghe-Manfredo-make-weight- Joe Calzaghe weighed in at 168 lbs and Peter Manfredo weighed in at 166 lbs for their HBO-televised showdown tomorrow in front of 35,000+ at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Three-time world champion Diego "Chico" Corrales and world-ranked welterweight contender Joshua Clottey each weighed in officially Friday at 149 pounds for their 10-round Boxing Sat, 07 Apr 2007 10:59:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3315/2007-04-06/Calzaghe-making-his-20th-defense Frank Warren, Joe Calzaghe, Peter Manfredo and Sugar Ray Leonard at today's press conference in Cardiff, Wales. "If you can`t get motivated to fight in front of 35,000 people, there is something wrong with you," said unbeaten WBO super middleweight champion Calzaghe who is making his 20th title defense. Manfredo, a finalist on 'The Contender' boxing reality series, stated "I have not spent 12 weeks away from my family to come Boxing Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:06:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3313/2007-04-05/Warren-Wants-Kessler-Or-Taylor-For-Joe-Next "I hate counting chickens because we have all seen major upsets happen in boxing before. But Kessler is definitely one of those fighters I would love to see Joe get into the ring with." With HBO broadcasting Kessler’s f impressive debut win against Librado Andrade only two two weeks ago and the fact they will televise Calzaghe vs Manfredo Jr live free to air, surely indicate they would be receptive to bankrolling a clash between Boxing Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:22:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3306/2007-04-04/Joe-Calzaghe-Ill-Beat-Kessler-Like-Jeff-Lacy In a recent interview with UK publication The Sun , WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe said that WBA/WBC champ Mikkel Kessler is nothing special. He views Kessler as nothing more than a carbon copy of Jeff Lacy, who Calzaghe dominated in 2006. If the two fighters come together to unify the division, Calzaghe promised to beat Kessler in the same fashion as Lacy Boxing Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:57:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3310/2007-04-04/Hopkins-Want-me-Calzaghe?-Come-to-America- During a recent interview with the Philadelphia Daily News , Bernard Hopkins spoke about a possible fight with WBO super middleweight champ Joe Calzaghe. Calzaghe has called Hopkins out on a number of occassions, which only made the former middleweight champion angry. Hopkins is not going to return the favor by calling Calzaghe out in the media. He feels that it would only gives Calzaghe more press. If a fight were Boxing Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:50:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/interviews/3293/2007-03-28/Q&A-Peter-Manfredo- Peter Manfredo, Jr., held his last formal press conference this past Thursday, on his own home turf of Manfredo's Gym in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. For years, Manfredo has punched the dog-eared heavy and speed bags, skipped miles of rope, and sparred uncountable rounds in his father's gym, to prepare for an opportunity at a world title belt Boxing Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:14:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3287/2007-03-25/Calzaghe-rips-Manfredo- WBO super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe has hit back at Peter Manfredo Jnr's claims that he will knock him out when they meet on April 7 at the Millennium Stadium Cardiff. Contender runner-up Manfredo also branded Calzaghe a slapper, questioned whether he was a legend and said his reign as a world champion would be ended in front of his own fans in a fortnight's time Boxing Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:21:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3274/2007-03-20/Manfredo-hits-the-Wildcard- Yesterday, Leonard, Manfredo and father/trainer Peter Manfredo, Sr. held their final west coast sparring session at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Calif. before breaking camp last night and heading back to Rhode Island. This weekend, Team Manfredo will wing it across the pond to Cardiff, Wales, where Manfredo (26-3, 12 KOs), from Providence, RI, will become the first alumnus from "The Contender" to fight for a world title Boxing Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:36:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3032/2006-11-29/CALZAGHE-MANFREDO-PRESSER-QUOTES- "On the night of the fight, Manfredo is in for the harsh reality of boxing,” said Calzaghe “There's a world of difference between being a reality TV star and a world champion boxer. He's only seen the glitz and the glamour of the sport, now he's in for the real thing against me. Manfredo will go from being a star to seeing stars. From what I have seen of him, he is a good tough kid and is well known in America but this is my Boxing Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:27:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3028/2006-11-28/Calzaghe-opts-for-lucrative-bout-against-Manfredo Super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe, who unified belts with a virtuoso shutout decision of Jeff Lacy in March, vacated the IBF version of the title he won in that fight on Monday. The reason: Calzaghe opted for a lucrative match against "Contender" season 1 runner-up Peter Manfredo Jr. rather than taking a mandatory fight against obscure Russian-born, German-based Robert Stieglitz (29-0, 19 KOs). Boxing Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:27:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3014/2006-11-23/Calzaghe-Manfredo-on-March-3- Boxing's longest-reigning world champion Joe Calzaghe and Peter Manfredo, Jr., runner-up on the first season of "The Contender," will be officially announced at a news conference next Tuesday in New York City. Promoted by Sports Network, in association with The Tournament of Contenders, Calzaghe-Manfredo will take place Saturday, March 3 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. HBO will broadcast it in the United States. Calzaghe Boxing Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:55:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2933/2006-10-16/Kessler-targets-Calzaghe- After impressively disposing of three-time world champion Markus Beyer inside three rounds, unified WBC/WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler says he's ready to face the 168lb division's other unified champion Joe Calzaghe in a superfight for the undisputed title. "I would be glad to fight Joe under the right financial conditions," said Kessler. "I would go to England or he could come to Denmark. I will beat him in either place. Boxing Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:50:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2934/2006-10-16/Kessler-on-Calzahge-comments- "I don't know why Joe continues to call out Roy Jones, Hopkins and these other guys," says Mikkel Kessler in reaction to Joe Calzaghe's post fight comment that he wants to lure Bernard Hopkins out of retirement for his next fight. "He should want what the fans want which is that he and I get it on. Joe knows in his heart that he cannot beat me.....let's settle it where it should be settled in the boxing ring." Kessler's promoter Boxing Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:45:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2932/2006-10-15/Calzaghe-survives-Bika- Unbeaten IBF/WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (42-0, 31 KOs) won a unanimous decision in a twelve round brawl against Sakio Bika (20-2-2, 13 KOs) on Saturday night at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England. The Cameroonian strongman Bika came at Calzaghe all night with wild, brutally hard punches that cut the champion in round four and made Calzaghe have to work hard to fend him off. Scores were 117-110, 117-110, 116-111 Boxing Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:16:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2930/2006-10-14/Preview-Calzaghe-Bika- WBO and IBF super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (41-0) takes on Australian challenger Sakio “The Scorpion” Bika (20-1-2) at the MEN Arena in Manchester tonight. Calzaghe is currently the longest reigning world champion and this represents the 19th title defense of his WBO title which he won back in October 1997. In the chief support Enzo Maccarinelli (24-1) takes on Mark Hobson (26-4-1) for the WBO Cruiserweight title Boxing Sat, 14 Oct 2006 20:20:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2828/2006-08-21/Calzaghe-to-take-on-Bika Joe Calzaghe will defend his unified IBF/WBO super middleweight titles against Cameroon's Sakio Bika on 14 October at the MEN Arena in Manchester. It will be the Welsh wizard's first fight since beating America's Jeff Lacy in a truly sensational display in the same arena in March. However Bika, 27, will be considered a disappointment as an opponent by many fans Boxing Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:40:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2793/2006-08-08/Calzaghe-returns-October-14- Sports Network Promoter Frank Warren confirmed to Fightnews.com this evening that WBO/IBF Super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe will return to action at the MEN Arena in Manchester on October 14th. He stated, "Joe will return to the 20,000 MEN Arena in Manchester where he had his crowning night to beat Jeff Lacy in March for the unification of the WBO and IBF titles. We hope to announce the details of the opponent on Wednesday once the contract Boxing Tue, 08 Aug 2006 10:26:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/interviews/2605/2006-05-03/Calzaghe-targets-Tarver- Although Joe Calzaghe's opponent for his upcoming title defense on July 8 has yet to be announced, the "Pride of Wales" wastes no time in declaring just who he wants to face in the ring later this year. "Antonio Tarver is my main objective," said the WBO and IBF Super Middleweight Champion. "I'd also love to fight the winner of Winky Wright and Jermain Taylor. Those would be two massive opportunities out there for me, but Boxing Wed, 03 May 2006 13:30:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/interviews/2584/2006-04-22/Calzaghe-on-Lacy-Jones-and-Manfredo- As speculation continues to mount surrounding the selection of "Super" Joe Calzaghe's next opponent, the Welsh Wizard goes into his scheduled July 8 outing at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium still riding high from the utter domination of Jeff Lacy less than two months ago. "Against Lacy, I think that I fought the best I ever have and also I think that maybe he took the fight for granted," said Calzaghe. "I had Lacy on my mind Boxing Sat, 22 Apr 2006 16:14:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2487/2006-03-21/Calzaghe-wants-Toney- WBO/IBF super middleweight champ Joe Calzaghe says he wants to fight James Toney, who once held Calzaghe's 168lb title. Toney is now fighting as a heavyweight and weighed 237 lbs. for Saturday's draw with Hasim Rahman. "He's welcome to come back down to super-middle and challenge for his old title - which at least I can proudly fit around my waist - but I don't think anyone can drag him out of his training camp at McDonalds and Boxing Tue, 21 Mar 2006 12:11:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2459/2006-03-11/Lacy-had-six-stitches-removed- Former IBF middleweight champion Jeff Lacy had four stitches above his left eye and two above his right eye removed on Thursday. He plans to return in October Boxing Sat, 11 Mar 2006 16:43:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2445/2006-03-05/Calzaghe-reigns-supreme-at-168- WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (41-0, 31 KOs) has remained the longest reigning champion in boxing and added the IBF title in the process with a very impressive unanimous decision over Jeff Lacy (20-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England. The quicker Calzaghe had a strong first round landing numerous hard shots, while Lacy landed a few good shots himself. Boxing Sun, 05 Mar 2006 05:57:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2446/2006-03-05/Calzaghe-speaks-after-victory- The post fight press conference for Joe Calzaghe's emphatic victory over Jeff Lacy last night took place at 4am GMT at the MEN Arena. Unfortunately the former IBF champion Lacy was unable to attend due to eye damage that was receiving immediate attention in the dressing room. Sports Network promoter Frank Warren opened the session by stating, "That was the best performance by any British fighter I have ever been involved Boxing Sun, 05 Mar 2006 20:08:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/interviews/2437/2006-02-27/Calzaghe-Ill-come-out-on-top- Seven years after winning the WBO Super Middleweight title, Joe Calzaghe finally gets the opportunity to add another major world title belt to his collection with the advent of IBF Champion Jeff Lacy's sojourn to the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester to face "The Pride Of Wales" next Saturday, March 4th. The Lacy fight will mark an amazing 18th occasion that Calzaghe has placed his WBO crown at risk and the Welshman's resume is littered with such Boxing Mon, 27 Feb 2006 14:01:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2420/2006-02-22/Calzaghe-Lacy-conference-call- JEFF LACY: My training is going great. We are expecting a great fight on March 4. I am 110 percent ready for this battle between me and Joe. This is the beginning of my stardom as a professional fighter and I am taking Joe very seriously. I have not looked past him and I am doing everything I can in the gym, making sure I am staying healthy and everything else. So it is going to be a fight. From where I see it, it is going to be a really good Boxing Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:05:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2366/2006-02-01/Calzaghe-comments-on-Lacy- "A lot of American fighters challenging for my title have come over here before shooting their mouth off but they have come off second best and Lacy will be no different," says WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe, who battles IBF champ Jeff Lacy in a unification bout on March 4. "Lacy’s talking big at the moment with Gary Shaw behind him but it will just be me and him on the night and lets see how brave he gets then Boxing Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:13:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2277/2005-12-22/Macca-v-Nelson-set-for-Manchester Johnny Nelson's long-awaited title showdown with Enzo Maccarinelli will take place on 4 March in Manchester. Boxing Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:57:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2187/2005-11-22/Calzaghe-Lacy-presser-quotes- "Inside the ring I do not think there has ever been a fighter I can remember since the early Mike Tyson that comes in and throws punches with the fury that Lacy comes into the ring with. He does not ask if someone is a southpaw or whatever. All he says is give me the date and the time I have to be in the locker room." Boxing Tue, 22 Nov 2005 15:48:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2171/2005-11-15/Calzaghe-Lacy-to-take-place-in-early-2006- Promoter Gary Shaw announced today that the long-awaited world super middleweight title unification fight between IBF/IBO champion JEFF "LEFT HOOK" LACY and WBO champion JOE CALZAGHE has been signed and will be broadcast live on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing. Promoter Frank Warren, who represents Calzaghe, stated that the fight would take place in February or March 2006 in Cardiff, Wales. The Ring magazine will also sanction this Boxing Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:20:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1907/2005-09-11/Calzaghe-injures-hand-Lacy-fight-not-happening Speaking to SecondsOut, the American promoter spat: "Joe Calzaghe is a disgrace. I don't believe this injury is legit. He never, ever wanted to fight Jeff Lacy. There are some fighters who are willing to fight anyone, anytime - and there are fighters who just don't fit in that warrior category. Joe Calzaghe is one of the later. I just think this is criminal." Boxing Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:21:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1719/2005-07-29/Lacy-fully-concentrated-on-Reid There has been much talk - and even a press conference - about 'Left Hook' taking on WBO counterpart Joe Calzaghe in a battle of unbeaten champions in November or December; but Team Lacy say they aren't even thinking about that until they first do a number on 'the Reaperman'. On an international conference call, promoter Gary Shaw began: "Jeff is not looking past Robin Reid. Without a doubt Reid is the toughest test of Jeff's career. Boxing Fri, 29 Jul 2005 16:10:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1388/2005-05-08/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. Boxing Sun, 08 May 2005 11:42:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1235/2005-03-18/Calzaghe-Ill-end-Veits-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... Boxing Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:46:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1214/2005-03-10/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... Boxing Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:59:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1117/2005-02-03/Joe-Calzaghe-To-Face-Mario-Veit? Sources from the WBO have informed Boxingtalk.com that undefeated super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe will make the mandatory defense of his title against WBO interim champion Mario Veit. Veit defeated Kabary Salem for the interim title and then was forced to watch Calzaghe take on Salem in his last fight, however, it seems the WBO... Boxing Thu, 03 Feb 2005 14:08:00 +0300