Joe Calzaghe retired from boxing with an undefeated record of 46-0 and a 69.6% knockout rate. A two-weight-class world champion, Calzaghe has won 6 world titles, with 32 wins via KO—11 in world-title bouts. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2014.
Joe Calzaghe (The Pride of Wales) was born in Hammersmith, London, England on March 23, 1972. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on October 1, 1993 against Paul Hanlon. Calzaghe defeated Hanlon via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Calzaghe became a world champion at the age of 25 after 22 professional fights. He challenged Chris Eubank for the vacant WBO super-middleweight title and defeated Eubank via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the light-heavyweight (The Ring) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Calzaghe's last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Roy Jones Jr. at age 36, on November 8, 2008, in which he successfully defended his The Ring light-heavyweight championship.
Some of Joe Calzaghe's best fights have been against Bernard Hopkins (HOFer), Mikkel Kessler, Jeff Lacy, Roy Jones Jr. (HOFer), Chris Eubank, Richie Woodhall, and Robin Reid. For a top-10 list of Calzaghe's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Joe Calzaghe".
Below is a detailed breakdown of Joe Calzaghe's professional boxing record, including every fight, opponent, result, and method of victory.
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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46 | Nov 08, 2008 | 36 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
45 | Apr 19, 2008 | 36 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
44 | Nov 03, 2007 | 35 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
43 | Apr 07, 2007 | 35 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
42 | Oct 14, 2006 | 34 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
41 | Mar 04, 2006 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
40 | Sep 10, 2005 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
39 | May 07, 2005 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
38 | Oct 22, 2004 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
37 | Feb 21, 2004 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
36 | Jun 28, 2003 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
35 | Dec 14, 2002 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
34 | Aug 17, 2002 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
33 | Apr 20, 2002 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
32 | Oct 13, 2001 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
31 | Apr 28, 2001 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
30 | Dec 16, 2000 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
29 | Aug 12, 2000 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
28 | Jan 29, 2000 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
27 | Jun 05, 1999 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
26 | Feb 13, 1999 | 26 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
25 | Apr 25, 1998 | 26 | ![]() | win | RTD 9 |
24 | Jan 24, 1998 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
23 | Oct 11, 1997 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
22 | Jun 05, 1997 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
21 | Mar 22, 1997 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
20 | Jan 21, 1997 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
19 | May 15, 1996 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
18 | May 04, 1996 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
17 | Apr 20, 1996 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
16 | Mar 13, 1996 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
15 | Feb 13, 1996 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
14 | Oct 28, 1995 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
13 | Sep 30, 1995 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
12 | Jul 08, 1995 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
11 | May 19, 1995 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Feb 22, 1995 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
9 | Feb 14, 1995 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
8 | Nov 30, 1994 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Oct 01, 1994 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Jun 04, 1994 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Mar 01, 1994 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Jan 22, 1994 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Dec 16, 1993 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Nov 10, 1993 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Oct 01, 1993 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |