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Joe Calzaghe

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Joe Calzaghe

Joseph William Calzaghe ( kal-ZA-gee; born 23 March 1972) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2008. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including unified and lineal titles at super-middleweight, and the Ring magazine light-heavyweight title. Calzaghe is the longest reigning super middleweight world champion in boxing history, having held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) title for over 10 years and defending it against 20 opponents (a record in the division, shared with Sven Ottke) before moving up to light-heavyweight. As his super-middleweight and light-heavyweight reigns overlapped, he retired with the longest continual time as world champion of any active boxer at the time. Calzaghe was the first boxer to unify three of the four major world titles (World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, and WBO) at super-middleweight, and was the inaugural Ring champion in that weight class. Between 2006 and 2008, Calzaghe was ranked by The Ring as one of the world's top ten active boxers, pound for pound, reaching a peak ranking of third in January 2009. He retired in February 2009 with an undefeated record of 46 wins, and as a reigning world champion. As of December 2024, BoxRec ranks Calzaghe as the 37th greatest fighter of all time, pound for pound, as well as the second-greatest European boxer of all time. In 2007, Calzaghe won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, making him the first Welsh winner of this award since David Broome in 1960. Calzaghe was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2014. He was nicknamed the "Pride of Wales" and the "Italian Dragon".

Infobox

Nicknames
mw- The Pride of Wales The Italian Dragon
Nationality
Welsh
Born
Joseph William Calzaghe (1972-03-23) 23 March 1972 (age 53)Hammersmith, London, England
Height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight
Super-middleweight Light-heavyweight
Reach
73 in (185 cm)
Stance
Southpaw
Total fights
46
Wins
46
Win by KO
32

Tables

· Professional boxing record
By knockout
By knockout
46 fights
By knockout
46 wins
32
0 losses
0
By decision
By decision
46 fights
By decision
46 wins
14
0 losses
0
46 fights
46 wins
0 losses
By knockout
32
0
By decision
14
0
· Professional boxing record
46
46
No.
46
Result
Win
Record
46–0
Opponent
Roy Jones Jr.
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
8 Nov 2008
Location
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
Notes
Retained The Ring light-heavyweight title
45
45
No.
45
Result
Win
Record
45–0
Opponent
Bernard Hopkins
Type
SD
Round, time
12
Date
19 Apr 2008
Location
Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, US
Notes
Won The Ring light-heavyweight title
44
44
No.
44
Result
Win
Record
44–0
Opponent
Mikkel Kessler
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
3 Nov 2007
Location
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
Notes
Retained WBO and The Ring super-middleweight titles;Won WBA (Undisputed) and WBC super-middleweight titles
43
43
No.
43
Result
Win
Record
43–0
Opponent
Peter Manfredo Jr.
Type
TKO
Round, time
3 (12), 1:30
Date
7 Apr 2007
Location
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
Notes
Retained WBO and The Ring super-middleweight titles
42
42
No.
42
Result
Win
Record
42–0
Opponent
Sakio Bika
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
14 Oct 2006
Location
MEN Arena, Manchester, England
Notes
Retained IBF, WBO and The Ring super-middleweight titles
41
41
No.
41
Result
Win
Record
41–0
Opponent
Jeff Lacy
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
4 Mar 2006
Location
MEN Arena, Manchester, England
Notes
Retained WBO super-middleweight title;Won IBF and inaugural The Ring super-middleweight titles
40
40
No.
40
Result
Win
Record
40–0
Opponent
Evans Ashira
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
10 Sep 2005
Location
International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
Notes
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
39
39
No.
39
Result
Win
Record
39–0
Opponent
Mario Veit
Type
TKO
Round, time
6 (12), 2:18
Date
7 May 2005
Location
Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany
Notes
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
38
38
No.
38
Result
Win
Record
38–0
Opponent
Kabary Salem
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
22 Oct 2004
Location
Royal Highland Showground, Edinburgh, Scotland
Notes
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
37
37
No.
37
Result
Win
Record
37–0
Opponent
Mger Mkrtchyan
Type
TKO
Round, time
7 (12), 1:05
Date
21 Feb 2004
Location
National Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales
Notes
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
36
36
No.
36
Result
Win
Record
36–0
Opponent
Byron Mitchell
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (12), 2:36
Date
28 Jun 2003
Location
International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
Notes
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
35
35
No.
35
Result
Win
Record
35–0
Opponent
Tocker Pudwill
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (12), 0:39
Date
14 Dec 2002
Location
Telewest Arena, Newcastle, England
Notes
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
34
34
No.
34
Result
Win
Record
34–0
Opponent
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
17 Aug 2002
Location
Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales
Notes
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
33
33
No.
33
Result
Win
Record
33–0
Opponent
Charles Brewer
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
20 Apr 2002
Location
International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
Notes
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
32
32
No.
32
Result
Win
Record
32–0
Opponent
Will McIntyre
Type
TKO
Round, time
4 (12), 0:45
Date
13 Oct 2001
Location
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
Notes
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
31
31
No.
31
Result
Win
Record
31–0
Opponent
Mario Veit
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (12), 1:52
Date
28 Apr 2001
Location
International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
Notes
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
30
30
No.
30
Result
Win
Record
30–0
Opponent
Richie Woodhall
Type
TKO
Round, time
10 (12), 0:28
Date
16 Dec 2000
Location
Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
Notes
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
29
29
No.
29
Result
Win
Record
29–0
Opponent
Omar Sheika
Type
TKO
Round, time
5 (12), 2:08
Date
12 Aug 2000
Location
Wembley Conference Centre, London, England
Notes
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
28
28
No.
28
Result
Win
Record
28–0
Opponent
David Starie
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
29 Jan 2000
Location
MEN Arena, Manchester, England
Notes
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
27
27
No.
27
Result
Win
Record
27–0
Opponent
Rick Thornberry
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
5 Jun 1999
Location
International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
Notes
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
26
26
No.
26
Result
Win
Record
26–0
Opponent
Robin Reid
Type
SD
Round, time
12
Date
13 Feb 1999
Location
Telewest Arena, Newcastle, England
Notes
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
25
25
No.
25
Result
Win
Record
25–0
Opponent
Juan Carlos Giménez Ferreyra
Type
RTD
Round, time
9 (12), 3:00
Date
25 Apr 1998
Location
National Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales
Notes
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
24
24
No.
24
Result
Win
Record
24–0
Opponent
Branko Sobot
Type
TKO
Round, time
3 (12), 1:35
Date
24 Jan 1998
Location
International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
Notes
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
23
23
No.
23
Result
Win
Record
23–0
Opponent
Chris Eubank
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
11 Oct 1997
Location
Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
Notes
Won vacant WBO super-middleweight title
22
22
No.
22
Result
Win
Record
22–0
Opponent
Luciano Torres
Type
TKO
Round, time
3 (10), 0:52
Date
5 Jun 1997
Location
Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Bristol, England
21
21
No.
21
Result
Win
Record
21–0
Opponent
Tyler Hughes
Type
KO
Round, time
1 (10), 2:04
Date
22 Mar 1997
Location
Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester, England
20
20
No.
20
Result
Win
Record
20–0
Opponent
Carlos Christie
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (10), 1:39
Date
21 Jan 1997
Location
Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Bristol, England
19
19
No.
19
Result
Win
Record
19–0
Opponent
Pat Lawlor
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (10), 1:55
Date
15 May 1996
Location
STAR Centre, Cardiff, Wales
18
18
No.
18
Result
Win
Record
18–0
Opponent
Warren Stowe
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (8), 3:00
Date
4 May 1996
Location
Goresbrook Leisure Centre, London, England
17
17
No.
17
Result
Win
Record
17–0
Opponent
Mark Delaney
Type
TKO
Round, time
5 (12)
Date
20 Apr 1996
Location
International Centre, Brentwood, England
Notes
Retained British super-middleweight title
16
16
No.
16
Result
Win
Record
16–0
Opponent
Anthony Brooks
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (10)
Date
13 Mar 1996
Location
Brent Town Hall, London, England
15
15
No.
15
Result
Win
Record
15–0
Opponent
Guy Stanford
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (10), 1:24
Date
13 Feb 1996
Location
Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff, Wales
14
14
No.
14
Result
Win
Record
14–0
Opponent
Stephen Wilson
Type
TKO
Round, time
8 (12), 2:18
Date
28 Oct 1995
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Notes
Won vacant British super-middleweight title
13
13
No.
13
Result
Win
Record
13–0
Opponent
Nick Manners
Type
TKO
Round, time
4 (8), 2:20
Date
30 Sep 1995
Location
Festival Hall, Basildon, England
12
12
No.
12
Result
Win
Record
12–0
Opponent
Tyrone Jackson
Type
TKO
Round, time
4 (8), 1:08
Date
8 Jul 1995
Location
Barbican Centre, York, England
11
11
No.
11
Result
Win
Record
11–0
Opponent
Robert Curry
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (8), 1:29
Date
19 May 1995
Location
Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre, London, England
10
10
No.
10
Result
Win
Record
10–0
Opponent
Bobbie Joe Edwards
Type
PTS
Round, time
8
Date
22 Feb 1995
Location
Ice Rink, Telford, England
9
9
No.
9
Result
Win
Record
9–0
Opponent
Frank Minton
Type
KO
Round, time
1 (8), 1:25
Date
14 Feb 1995
Location
York Hall, London, England
8
8
No.
8
Result
Win
Record
8–0
Opponent
Trevor Ambrose
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (8)
Date
30 Nov 1994
Location
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
7
7
No.
7
Result
Win
Record
7–0
Opponent
Mark Lee Dawson
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (8)
Date
1 Oct 1994
Location
National Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales
6
6
No.
6
Result
Win
Record
6–0
Opponent
Karl Barwise
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (6)
Date
4 Jun 1994
Location
National Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales
5
5
No.
5
Result
Win
Record
5–0
Opponent
Darren Littlewood
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (6)
Date
1 Mar 1994
Location
Town Hall, Dudley, England
4
4
No.
4
Result
Win
Record
4–0
Opponent
Martin Rosamond
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (6)
Date
22 Jan 1994
Location
Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff, Wales
3
3
No.
3
Result
Win
Record
3–0
Opponent
Spencer Alton
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (4)
Date
16 Dec 1993
Location
Newport Centre, Newport, Wales
2
2
No.
2
Result
Win
Record
2–0
Opponent
Paul Mason
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (4)
Date
10 Nov 1993
Location
Town Hall, Watford, England
1
1
No.
1
Result
Win
Record
1–0
Opponent
Paul Hanlon
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (4)
Date
1 Oct 1993
Location
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales
No.
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round, time
Date
Location
Notes
46
Win
46–0
Roy Jones Jr.
UD
12
8 Nov 2008
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
Retained The Ring light-heavyweight title
45
Win
45–0
Bernard Hopkins
SD
12
19 Apr 2008
Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, US
Won The Ring light-heavyweight title
44
Win
44–0
Mikkel Kessler
UD
12
3 Nov 2007
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
Retained WBO and The Ring super-middleweight titles;Won WBA (Undisputed) and WBC super-middleweight titles
43
Win
43–0
Peter Manfredo Jr.
TKO
3 (12), 1:30
7 Apr 2007
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
Retained WBO and The Ring super-middleweight titles
42
Win
42–0
Sakio Bika
UD
12
14 Oct 2006
MEN Arena, Manchester, England
Retained IBF, WBO and The Ring super-middleweight titles
41
Win
41–0
Jeff Lacy
UD
12
4 Mar 2006
MEN Arena, Manchester, England
Retained WBO super-middleweight title;Won IBF and inaugural The Ring super-middleweight titles
40
Win
40–0
Evans Ashira
UD
12
10 Sep 2005
International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
39
Win
39–0
Mario Veit
TKO
6 (12), 2:18
7 May 2005
Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
38
Win
38–0
Kabary Salem
UD
12
22 Oct 2004
Royal Highland Showground, Edinburgh, Scotland
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
37
Win
37–0
Mger Mkrtchyan
TKO
7 (12), 1:05
21 Feb 2004
National Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
36
Win
36–0
Byron Mitchell
TKO
2 (12), 2:36
28 Jun 2003
International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
35
Win
35–0
Tocker Pudwill
TKO
2 (12), 0:39
14 Dec 2002
Telewest Arena, Newcastle, England
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
34
Win
34–0
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
UD
12
17 Aug 2002
Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
33
Win
33–0
Charles Brewer
UD
12
20 Apr 2002
International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
32
Win
32–0
Will McIntyre
TKO
4 (12), 0:45
13 Oct 2001
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
31
Win
31–0
Mario Veit
TKO
1 (12), 1:52
28 Apr 2001
International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
30
Win
30–0
Richie Woodhall
TKO
10 (12), 0:28
16 Dec 2000
Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
29
Win
29–0
Omar Sheika
TKO
5 (12), 2:08
12 Aug 2000
Wembley Conference Centre, London, England
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
28
Win
28–0
David Starie
UD
12
29 Jan 2000
MEN Arena, Manchester, England
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
27
Win
27–0
Rick Thornberry
UD
12
5 Jun 1999
International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
26
Win
26–0
Robin Reid
SD
12
13 Feb 1999
Telewest Arena, Newcastle, England
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
25
Win
25–0
Juan Carlos Giménez Ferreyra
RTD
9 (12), 3:00
25 Apr 1998
National Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
24
Win
24–0
Branko Sobot
TKO
3 (12), 1:35
24 Jan 1998
International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
23
Win
23–0
Chris Eubank
UD
12
11 Oct 1997
Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
Won vacant WBO super-middleweight title
22
Win
22–0
Luciano Torres
TKO
3 (10), 0:52
5 Jun 1997
Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Bristol, England
21
Win
21–0
Tyler Hughes
KO
1 (10), 2:04
22 Mar 1997
Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester, England
20
Win
20–0
Carlos Christie
TKO
2 (10), 1:39
21 Jan 1997
Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Bristol, England
19
Win
19–0
Pat Lawlor
TKO
2 (10), 1:55
15 May 1996
STAR Centre, Cardiff, Wales
18
Win
18–0
Warren Stowe
TKO
2 (8), 3:00
4 May 1996
Goresbrook Leisure Centre, London, England
17
Win
17–0
Mark Delaney
TKO
5 (12)
20 Apr 1996
International Centre, Brentwood, England
Retained British super-middleweight title
16
Win
16–0
Anthony Brooks
TKO
2 (10)
13 Mar 1996
Brent Town Hall, London, England
15
Win
15–0
Guy Stanford
TKO
1 (10), 1:24
13 Feb 1996
Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff, Wales
14
Win
14–0
Stephen Wilson
TKO
8 (12), 2:18
28 Oct 1995
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Won vacant British super-middleweight title
13
Win
13–0
Nick Manners
TKO
4 (8), 2:20
30 Sep 1995
Festival Hall, Basildon, England
12
Win
12–0
Tyrone Jackson
TKO
4 (8), 1:08
8 Jul 1995
Barbican Centre, York, England
11
Win
11–0
Robert Curry
TKO
1 (8), 1:29
19 May 1995
Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre, London, England
10
Win
10–0
Bobbie Joe Edwards
PTS
8
22 Feb 1995
Ice Rink, Telford, England
9
Win
9–0
Frank Minton
KO
1 (8), 1:25
14 Feb 1995
York Hall, London, England
8
Win
8–0
Trevor Ambrose
TKO
2 (8)
30 Nov 1994
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
7
Win
7–0
Mark Lee Dawson
TKO
1 (8)
1 Oct 1994
National Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales
6
Win
6–0
Karl Barwise
TKO
1 (6)
4 Jun 1994
National Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales
5
Win
5–0
Darren Littlewood
TKO
1 (6)
1 Mar 1994
Town Hall, Dudley, England
4
Win
4–0
Martin Rosamond
TKO
1 (6)
22 Jan 1994
Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff, Wales
3
Win
3–0
Spencer Alton
TKO
2 (4)
16 Dec 1993
Newport Centre, Newport, Wales
2
Win
2–0
Paul Mason
TKO
1 (4)
10 Nov 1993
Town Hall, Watford, England
1
Win
1–0
Paul Hanlon
TKO
1 (4)
1 Oct 1993
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales
United States · Pay-per-view bouts
November 8, 2008
November 8, 2008
Date
November 8, 2008
Fight
Calzaghe vs. Jones
Billing
Battle of the Superpowers
Buys
225,000
Network
HBO
Date
Fight
Billing
Buys
Network
November 8, 2008
Calzaghe vs. Jones
Battle of the Superpowers
225,000
HBO
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References

  1. HBO tale of the tape prior to the Roy Jones Jr. fight.
  2. joecalzaghe.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230610003555/https://www.joecalzaghe.com/about-joe
  3. BBC News
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/7638453.stm
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