On November 8, 2008, Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs), the light-heavyweight The Ring champion, defends his title against former world champion Roy Jones Jr. (52-4, 38 KOs).
Joe Calzaghe is coming in to the fight on a 45-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Bernard Hopkins, 6 months and 20 days ago. Roy Jones Jr. is on a 3-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Félix Trinidad, 9 months and 20 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Joe Calzaghe at 99-1 winning odds. Roy Jones Jr. really doesn't have much to present against Calzaghe.
Joe Calzaghe defeated Roy Jones Jr. via unanimous decision and successfully defended his The Ring light-heavyweight title. Calzaghe improves his record to 46-0, while Jones Jr. adds a loss to his record at 52-5.