Joe Calzaghe

46 0 0
32 KOs 0 KOs
division super middle
status inactive
bouts 46
rounds 262
KOs 69.57%
career 1993-2008
debut 1993-10-01

ID# 005364
birth name Joseph Calzaghe
sex male
alias Pride of Wales Italian Dragon
nationality United Kingdom
stance southpaw
height 5′ 11″   /   180cm
reach 73″   /   185cm
residence Newbridge, Wales, United Kingdom
birth place Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom
followers
119

Box-pro 46 bouts

datew-l-dlast 6result
2008-11-08 Roy Jones Jr 52 4 0
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-UD
ref: Hubert Earle   Julie Lederman 118-109   Terry O'Connor 118-109   Jerry Roth 118-109
Calzaghe was down in the 1st round
2008-04-19 Bernard Hopkins 48 4 1
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas
W-SD
ref: Joe Cortez   Adalaide Byrd 113-114   Chuck Giampa 116-111   Ted Gimza 115-112
Calzaghe down in the 1st.
2007-11-03 Mikkel Kessler 39 0 0
Principality Stadium, Cardiff
W-UD
ref: Mike Ortega   Massimo Barrovecchio 116-112   Raul Caiz Sr 117-111   John Stewart 116-112

2007-04-07 Peter Manfredo 26 3 0
Principality Stadium, Cardiff
W-TKO
1:30    ref: Terry O'Connor   Harry Davis 20-18   Jose Hiram Rivera 20-18   Andre Van Grootenbruel 20-18

2006-10-14 Sakio Bika 20 1 2
M.E.N. Arena, Manchester
W-UD
ref: Mickey Vann   Phil Edwards 116-111   John Lawson 117-110   Jose Hiram Rivera 117-110

2006-03-04 Jeff Lacy 21 0 0
M.E.N. Arena, Manchester
W-UD
ref: Raul Caiz Sr   Adalaide Byrd 119-107   Roy Francis 119-107   Nelson Vazquez 119-105

Calzaghe deducted 1 point in round 11 for punching round Lacy's back during a break
Lacy down in the 12th round.
2005-09-10 Evans Ashira 24 1 0
Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff
W-UD
ref: Mark Nelson   Henk Adriaansen 120-108   Renato Caddeo 120-107   Paul Thomas 120-108

2005-05-07 Mario Veit 45 1 0
Volkswagenhalle, Braunschweig
W-TKO
2:18    ref: Genaro Rodriguez   Joachim Jacobsen 50-44   Melvina Lathan 50-44   Tom Miller 50-44

2004-10-22 Kabary Salem 23 3 0
Royal Highland Showground, Edinburgh
W-UD
ref: Paul Thomas   Renato Caddeo 117-109   Frank Cairo 118-107   Manuel Oliver Palomo 116-109

Calzaghe down in 4th; Salem down in 12th.
Salem penalized one point in Round 3, Calzaghe one point in Round 11, both for intentional head-butting.
2004-02-21 Mger Mkrtchyan 18 1 0
National Ice Rink, Cardiff
W-TKO
1:05    ref: Paul Thomas   Henk Adriaansen   Artur Ellensohn   Dennis Nelson

2003-06-28 Byron Mitchell 25 2 1
Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff
W-TKO
2:36    ref: Dave Parris   John Coyle   Robin Dolpierre   Lou Moret

Calzaghe suffers first career knockdown in 2nd; Mitchell down in 2nd.
2002-12-14 Tocker Pudwill 39 4 0
Telewest Arena, Newcastle
W-TKO
0:39    ref: Dave Parris   William Connors   Dennis Nelson   Mickey Vann

Pudwill down twice in 1st and once in 2nd. Pudwill took the fight on two-weeks' notice as a replacement for Thomas Tate.
2002-08-17 Miguel Angel
Jimenez
21 1 0
Cardiff Castle, Cardiff
W-UD
ref: Dave Parris   John Coyle 120-107   Mike Glienna 120-107   Harold Gomes 120-107

Jimenez had one point deducted in the 10th round for a head-butt.
2002-04-20 Charles Brewer 37 8 0
Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff
W-UD
ref: Mark Nelson   Robin Dolpierre 118-111   Roy Francis 117-112   Chuck Giampa 119-109

Brewer lost 2lbs after the initial weigh-in to make weight.
2001-10-13 Will McIntyre 29 2 0
Parken, Copenhagen
W-TKO
0:45    ref: Paul Thomas   Dave Parris 30-25   Torben Seemann Hansen 30-26   Andre Van Grootenbruel 30-26

McIntyre suffers first career knockdown in 3rd.
2001-04-28 Mario Veit 30 0 0
Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff
W-TKO
1:52    ref: Mark Nelson   Harry Davis   Roy Francis   Harold Gomes

Veit down twice
2000-12-16 Richie Woodhall 26 2 0
Sheffield Arena, Sheffield
W-TKO
0:28    ref: Roy Francis   John Coyle 88-83   Dave Parris 87-84   Gerald Scott 87-84

Woodhall down in the 9th round.
2000-08-12 Omar Sheika 20 1 0
Conference Centre, Wembley
W-TKO
2:08    ref: Genaro Rodriguez   Victor Salomon 39-37   John Stewart 39-37   Mickey Vann 40-36

2000-01-29 David Starie 22 1 0
M.E.N. Arena, Manchester
W-UD
ref: John Coyle   Bill Lerch 118-110   Roberto Ramirez Sr 120-108   Mickey Vann 116-113

1999-06-05 Rick Thornberry 23 2 0
Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff
W-UD
ref: Rudy Battle   Harold Gomes 120-107   Dave Parris 119-109   Rocky Young 119-108

1999-02-13 Robin Reid 26 1 1
Telewest Arena, Newcastle
W-SD
ref: Roy Francis   Robert Byrd 116-111   John Duggan 116-111   Paul Thomas 111-116

1998-04-25 Juan Carlos Gimenez 51 8 3
National Ice Rink, Cardiff
W-RTD
3:00    ref: Mike Ortega   Roy Francis 90-81   Larry Hazzard Jr 90-81   Mickey Vann 90-81

Corner retirement after the 9th round. Calzaghe initially weighed 168 1/4 and sweated off the weight in a sauna.

1998-01-24 Branko Sobot 14 1 0
Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff
W-TKO
1:35    ref: Paul Thomas   Roy Francis 20-18   Manuel Maritxalar 20-18   Samuel Viruet 20-18

1997-10-11 Chris Eubank 45 2 2
Sheffield Arena, Sheffield
W-UD
ref: Joe Cortez   Roy Francis 118-110   Dave Parris 118-109   Paul Thomas 116-111

Eubank down in 1st.
1997-06-05 Luciano Torres 45 2 0
Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol
W-TKO
0:52    ref: Denzil Lewis
1997-03-22 Tyler Hughes 12 0 0
Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester
W-KO
2:04    ref: Phil Cowsill
1997-01-21 Carlos Christie 13 22 1
Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol
W-TKO
1:39    ref: Denzil Lewis
1996-05-15 Pat Lawlor 21 8 0
Star Leisure Centre, Cardiff
W-TKO
1:55    ref: Roddy Evans
1996-05-04 Warren Stowe 17 2 0
Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham
W-RTD
3:00    ref: Roy Francis
Stowe retired with a swollen ear
1996-04-20 Mark Delaney 21 0 0
Brentwood Centre, Brentwood
W-TKO

1996-03-13 Anthony Brooks 11 6 2
Brent Town Hall, Brent
W-TKO
1996-02-13 Guy Stanford 16 11 1
Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff
W-TKO
1:24    ref: Roddy Evans
1995-10-28 Stephen Wilson 11 1 0
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
W-TKO
2:18    ref: John Coyle

1995-09-30 Nick Manners 9 3 1
Festival Hall, Basildon
W-TKO
2:20    ref: Larry O'Connell
1995-07-08 Tyrone Jackson 7 9 1
Barbican Centre, York
W-TKO
1:08    ref: Mickey Vann
1995-05-19 Robert Curry 33 34 0
Elephant & Castle Centre, Southwark
W-TKO
1:29    ref: Roy Francis
1995-02-22 Bobbie Joe Edwards 5 9 0
Ice Rink, Telford
W-PTS
ref: John Coyle 80-75½
1995-02-14 Frank Minton 26 21 1
York Hall, Bethnal Green
W-KO
1:25    ref: Tony Walker
1994-11-30 Trevor Ambrose 10 13 0
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
W-TKO
2:25    ref: Paul Thomas
1994-10-01 Mark Lee Dawson 7 9 0
National Ice Rink, Cardiff
W-TKO
1:29    ref: Ivor Bassett
1994-06-04 Karl Barwise 14 28 3
National Ice Rink, Cardiff
W-TKO
2:40    ref: Wynford Jones
1994-03-01 Darren Littlewood 1 1 0
Town Hall, Dudley
W-TKO
1:55    ref: John Coyle
1994-01-22 Martin Rosamond 10 15 1
Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff
W-TKO
1:50    ref: Wynford Jones
1993-12-16 Spencer Alton 12 23 3
Newport Centre, Newport
W-TKO
2:45    ref: Roddy Evans
1993-11-10 Paul Mason 5 7 3
Town Hall, Watford
W-TKO
2:29    ref: Richard James Davies
1993-10-01 Paul Hanlon 7 16 0
National Stadium, Cardiff
W-TKO
2:43    ref: Ivor Bassett
Pro debut for Calzaghe