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Super Middleweight–Light Heavyweight · Modern Era (1990–Present)

Joe Calzaghe

"The Pride of Wales"

Top 100 · #25 · 65.5 points
46
Wins
0
Losses
0
Draws
32
KOs
70%
KO %
Born
1972
Died
—
Nationality
UK
Career
1993–2008

Retired 46-0 after more than a decade as super middleweight champion.

Titles & Honours

Career Timeline

1993–2008
  1. Milestone

    First recorded professional bout

    vs Paul Hanlon · W TKO

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  2. Title history

    Title reign begins

    WBO Super Middleweight Champion (1997–2008). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.

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  3. Signature fight

    vs Chris Eubank

    W UD · Sheffield Arena , Sheffield , England. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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  4. Milestone

    25th recorded win

    vs Juan Carlos Giménez Ferreyra · RTD. Newspaper decisions excluded.

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  5. Signature fight

    vs Bernard Hopkins

    W SD · Thomas & Mack Center , Paradise, Nevada , US. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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  6. Milestone

    Latest recorded bout

    vs Roy Jones Jr. · W UD. Not necessarily the retirement date.

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  7. Signature fight

    vs Roy Jones Jr.

    W UD · Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York , US. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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Title wins · dates not yet documented

Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.

Photo Archive

No freely licensed photographs of Joe Calzaghe are available in this archive.

Fight-by-Fight Record

DateResultOpponentMethodRoundVenue
1993-10-01WPaul HanlonTKO1Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff , Wales
1993-11-10WPaul MasonTKO1Town Hall , Watford , England
1993-12-16WSpencer AltonTKO2Newport Centre , Newport , Wales
1994-01-22WMartin RosamondTKO1Welsh Institute of Sport , Cardiff, Wales
1994-03-01WDarren LittlewoodTKO1Town Hall , Dudley , England
1994-06-04WKarl BarwiseTKO1National Ice Rink , Cardiff, Wales
1994-10-01WMark Lee DawsonTKO1National Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales
1994-11-30WTrevor AmbroseTKO2Civic Hall , Wolverhampton , England
1995-02-14WFrank MintonKO1York Hall , London , England
1995-02-22WBobbie Joe EdwardsPTS8Ice Rink , Telford , England
1995-05-19WRobert CurryTKO1Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre, London, England
1995-07-08WTyrone JacksonTKO4Barbican Centre , York , England
1995-09-30WNick MannersTKO4Festival Hall, Basildon , England
1995-10-28WStephen WilsonTKO8Royal Albert Hall , London, England
1996-02-13WGuy StanfordTKO1Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff, Wales
1996-03-13WAnthony BrooksTKO2Brent Town Hall , London, England
1996-04-20WMark DelaneyTKO5International Centre, Brentwood , England
1996-05-04WWarren StoweTKO2Goresbrook Leisure Centre, London, England
1996-05-15WPat LawlorTKO2STAR Centre , Cardiff, Wales
1997-01-21WCarlos ChristieTKO2Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Bristol , England
1997-03-22WTyler HughesKO1Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester , England
1997-06-05WLuciano TorresTKO3Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Bristol, England
1997-10-11WChris EubankUD12Sheffield Arena , Sheffield , England
1998-01-24WBranko SobotTKO3International Arena , Cardiff, Wales
1998-04-25WJuan Carlos Giménez FerreyraRTD9National Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales
1999-02-13WRobin ReidSD12Telewest Arena , Newcastle , England
1999-06-05WRick ThornberryUD12International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
2000-01-29WDavid StarieUD12MEN Arena , Manchester, England
2000-08-12WOmar SheikaTKO5Wembley Conference Centre , London, England
2000-12-16WRichie WoodhallTKO10Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
2001-04-28WMario VeitTKO1International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
2001-10-13WWill McIntyreTKO4Parken Stadium , Copenhagen , Denmark
2002-04-20WCharles BrewerUD12International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
2002-08-17WMiguel Ángel JiménezUD12Cardiff Castle , Cardiff, Wales
2002-12-14WTocker PudwillTKO2Telewest Arena, Newcastle, England
2003-06-28WByron MitchellTKO2International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
2004-02-21WMger MkrtchyanTKO7National Ice Rink , Cardiff, Wales
2004-10-22WKabary SalemUD12Royal Highland Showground , Edinburgh , Scotland
2005-05-07WMario VeitTKO6Volkswagen Halle , Braunschweig , Germany
2005-09-10WEvans AshiraUD12International Arena , Cardiff, Wales
2006-03-04WJeff LacyUD12MEN Arena, Manchester, England
2006-10-14WSakio BikaUD12MEN Arena, Manchester, England
2007-04-07WPeter Manfredo Jr.TKO3Millennium Stadium , Cardiff, Wales
2007-11-03WMikkel KesslerUD12Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
2008-04-19WBernard HopkinsSD12Thomas & Mack Center , Paradise, Nevada , US
2008-11-08WRoy Jones Jr.UD12Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York , US

Showing 46 of 46 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-11. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.

Record notes

Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.

Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).

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