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Result. Calzaghe wins via 12-round unanimous decision (118-109, 118-109, 118-109) Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr., billed as Battle of the Superpowers, was a boxing light-heavyweight superfight. The fight was held on November 8, 2008, [1] at Madison Square Garden. [1] The fight was for Calzaghe's Ring light-heavyweight championship.
Joe Calzaghe. Joseph William Calzaghe CBE (/ kælˈzæɡi / kal-ZA-gee; born 23 March 1972) is a Welsh [2] 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. [3]
After Joe Calzaghe's split from promoter Frank Warren, it was officially announced that Roy Jones Jr. and Joe Calzaghe had reached an agreement to fight for The Ring Light Heavyweight Championship in New York City at Madison Square Garden on September 20, 2008, on HBO PPV. However, Calzaghe claimed injury to his right hand in training, so the ...
Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr. K. Joe Calzaghe vs. Mikkel Kessler; L. Joe Calzaghe vs. Jeff Lacy This page was last edited on 27 March 2024, at 16:23 (UTC). Text is ...
Bernard Hopkins Jr. (born January 15, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2016. He is one of the most successful boxers of the past three decades, having held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed middleweight title from 2001 to 2005, and the lineal light heavyweight title from 2011 to 2012.
Calzaghe wins via 12-round split decision (113-114, 115-112, 116-111) Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Calzaghe, was a boxing match that took place on April 19, 2008, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada, between The Ring light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins and unified super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe.
In 2007, The Ring was acquired by the owners of fight promoter Golden Boy Promotions, [13] which has publicized The Ring's world championship when this is at stake in fights it promotes (such as Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones, Jr. in 2008). [14]
Roy Jones Jr. – Super champion (Regular champion promoted) Dec 2000 – 5 Aug 2002 3 (8) Status changes to Unified champion on WBA's July 2002 official ratings posted on 5 August. [43] Roy Jones Jr. – Unified champion: 5 Aug 2002 – 15 Apr 2003 1 (9) Jones Jr. vacates the title to stay at heavyweight. [44] 43 Mehdi Sahnoune – Regular ...