Joe Calzaghe
Career, Record, Stats
Joe Calzaghe (The Pride of Wales) is a 52-year-old retired Welsh professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 6 world-title wins. In a career spanning 15 years, 1 month, and 7 days, Calzaghe amassed an undefeated record of 46-0, which includes 32 wins via KO, 11 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2014.
Joe Calzaghe's Boxing Career
Joe Calzaghe 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 complete list of Calzaghe's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Joe Calzaghe".
Joe Calzaghe's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Nov 08, 2008 | 36 | 
Roy Jones Jr. 39 52-4 | win | UD 12 |
45 | Apr 19, 2008 | 36 | 
Bernard Hopkins 43 48-4-1 | win | SD 12 |
44 | Nov 03, 2007 | 35 | 
Mikkel Kessler 28 39-0 | win | UD 12 |
43 | Apr 07, 2007 | 35 |  Peter Manfredo Jr. | win | TKO 3 |
42 | Oct 14, 2006 | 34 | 
Sakio Bika 27 20-1-2 | win | UD 12 |
41 | Mar 04, 2006 | 33 | 
Jeff Lacy 28 21-0 | win | UD 12 |
40 | Sep 10, 2005 | 33 | Evans Ashira | win | UD 12 |
39 | May 07, 2005 | 33 | Mario Veit | win | TKO 6 |
38 | Oct 22, 2004 | 32 | Kabary Salem | win | UD 12 |
37 | Feb 21, 2004 | 31 | Mger Mkrtchyan | win | TKO 7 |
36 | Jun 28, 2003 | 31 | Byron Mitchell | win | TKO 2 |
35 | Dec 14, 2002 | 30 | Tocker Pudwill | win | TKO 2 |
34 | Aug 17, 2002 | 30 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | win | UD 12 |
33 | Apr 20, 2002 | 30 | 
Charles Brewer 32 37-8 | win | UD 12 |
32 | Oct 13, 2001 | 29 | Will McIntyre | win | TKO 4 |
31 | Apr 28, 2001 | 29 | Mario Veit | win | TKO 1 |
30 | Dec 16, 2000 | 28 | 
Richie Woodhall 32 26-2 | win | TKO 10 |
29 | Aug 12, 2000 | 28 | Omar Sheika | win | TKO 5 |
28 | Jan 29, 2000 | 27 | David Starie | win | UD 12 |
27 | Jun 05, 1999 | 27 | Rick Thornberry | win | UD 12 |
26 | Feb 13, 1999 | 26 | 
Robin Reid 27 26-1-1 | win | SD 12 |
25 | Apr 25, 1998 | 26 | Juan Carlos Giménez Ferreyra | win | RTD 9 |
24 | Jan 24, 1998 | 25 | Branko Sobot | win | TKO 3 |
23 | Oct 11, 1997 | 25 | 
Chris Eubank 31 45-2-2 | win | UD 12 |
22 | Jun 05, 1997 | 25 | Luciano Torres | win | TKO 3 |
21 | Mar 22, 1997 | 24 | Tyler Hughes | win | KO 1 |
20 | Jan 21, 1997 | 24 | Carlos Christie | win | TKO 2 |
19 | May 15, 1996 | 24 | Pat Lawlor | win | TKO 2 |
18 | May 04, 1996 | 24 | Warren Stowe | win | TKO 2 |
17 | Apr 20, 1996 | 24 | Mark Delaney | win | TKO 5 |
16 | Mar 13, 1996 | 23 | Anthony Brooks | win | TKO 2 |
15 | Feb 13, 1996 | 23 | Guy Stanford | win | TKO 1 |
14 | Oct 28, 1995 | 23 | Stephen Wilson | win | TKO 8 |
13 | Sep 30, 1995 | 23 | Nick Manners | win | TKO 4 |
12 | Jul 08, 1995 | 23 | Tyrone Jackson | win | TKO 4 |
11 | May 19, 1995 | 23 | Robert Curry | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Feb 22, 1995 | 22 | Bobbie Joe Edwards | win | PTS 8 |
9 | Feb 14, 1995 | 22 | Frank Minton | win | KO 1 |
8 | Nov 30, 1994 | 22 | Trevor Ambrose | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Oct 01, 1994 | 22 | Mark Lee Dawson | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Jun 04, 1994 | 22 | Karl Barwise | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Mar 01, 1994 | 21 | Darren Littlewood | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Jan 22, 1994 | 21 | Martin Rosamond | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Dec 16, 1993 | 21 | Spencer Alton | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Nov 10, 1993 | 21 | Paul Mason | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Oct 01, 1993 | 21 | Paul Hanlon | win | TKO 1 |