Roy Jones Jr expects to fight two-weight world champion Joe Calzaghe in September in the Welshman's farewell fight.
Unbeaten Calzaghe and legendary American Jones have reached an initial agreement to stage their showdown later this year - probably in Cardiff - when they intend to split the promotional duties between themselves.
The 36-year-old Calzaghe, who will relinquish his WBC super-middleweight title to fight Jones rather than defend against mandatory challenger Carl Froch, will...
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Joe Calzaghe faces his toughest challenge yet as he faces the legendary Bernard Hopkins in Las Vegas on Saturday night. This light-heavyweight non title fight is being shown LIVE and exclusive on Setanta Sports in the UK.
“Judgement Day” is one of the most anticipated fight contests in recent years and Britain’s sports personality of the year is highly confident of a win on American soil. The war of words started months ago and Joe Calzaghe has recently said that he thinks Hopkins is too old...
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Bernard Hopkins VS Joe Calzaghe: Prediction Next Saturday Night, April 19, 2008, Bernard Hopkins (48-4-1, 32 KOs), Light heavyweight Kingpin and living legend will step into the ring once again, this time at of 43, to take on Super Middleweight Boss and Welsh hero, the undefeated Joe Calzaghe, (44-0, 32 KOs). I am always in the mood for “Execution Time” when Bernard Hopkins steps in the ring. (Remember, I used to roll in Bernard Hopkins’ Entourage in the late 90’s early ‘00’s...
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There are two reasons why these two weight classes need to be lumped together. The first reason is that each division just doesn't have enough talent for them to warrant a segment for each, and the second reason being that the top fighter from each class are about to knock heads on April 19th in Las Vegas, Nevada in what already is being promoted as one of the top fights of the year. Chances are, most casual boxing fans probably can only name one Light Heavyweight, Bernard Hopkins. Sure...
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Joe Calzaghe split decision over Bernard Hopkins Judge Ted Gimza scored it 115-112 for Calzaghe. Judge Adelaide Byrd gave it 114-113 to Hopkins. Chuck Giampa favored Calzaghe 116-111. Notes from Ringside: Round by Round Round 1: Calzaghe the aggressor. Hopkins drops Calzaghe with a beautiful short right. 10-8 Hopkins. Round 2: Calzaghe throwing mostly arm punches and is out of his rhythm. Hopkins plays chess. Hopkins very calm, no wasted motion. 10-9 Hopkins. Round 3: Hopkins...
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Mikkel Kessler regained his old WBA super-middleweight crown at the Bronby Hall in Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday night with a 12th round stoppage win against Dimitri Sartison.
Some truth to these comments. Calzaghe has been champion for ten years. Notable to US fans with a winning streak that includes Jeff Lacy, Saiko Biko, Mikkel Kessler, Bernard Hopkins. Pavlik is a relatively new champion. His notable win include Edison ...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark : Mikkel Kessler knocked out Dimitri Sartison in the 12th round to capture the vacant World Boxing Association supermiddle title early Sunday morning. Kessler (40-1), dominated the bout from the beginning before a roaring home ...
CBS Sportsline - CARDIFF, Wales (AP) -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 had stopped Pete
The current WBA Supermiddleweight champ in his first fight as a pro after 44 wins in 47 amateur ... The current WBA Supermiddleweight champ in his first fight as a pro after 44 wins in 47 amateur ...
See and hear San Francisco photographer Mikkel Aaland talk to David Letterman in 1982 about ... Mikkel Kessler One on One with Jose OnFire Aguirre 02:25
Guardian Unlimited - The promoter Frank Warren revealed he had made a substantial offer for Taylor to face Calzaghe after negotiations with the WBC and WBA super-middleweight title holder, Mikkel Kess