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Joe Calzaghe
Joe Calzaghe
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| Joe Calzaghe | |
| Statistics | |
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| Real name | Joseph William Calzaghe |
| Nickname(s) | The Pride of Wales The Italian Dragon |
| Rated at | Light Heavyweight Super Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) |
| Reach | 190 cm (74.8 in) |
| Nationality |  Welsh |
| Birth date | 23 March 1972 (age 36) |
| Birth place | Hammersmith, London, England |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 45 |
| Wins | 45 |
| Wins by KO | 32 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Joseph William Calzaghe CBE (born 23 March 1972 in Hammersmith, London, England) is a Welsh boxer. He is rated by Ring Magazine as pound for pound one of the top 10 boxers in the world.
He is sometimes referred to as the "Italian Dragon" in reference to his mixed heritage (the dragon being both a Welsh emblem and a Sardinian myth), or the "Pride of Wales." He is currently the Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight champion. He is also the former WBO, WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring Magazine and the British Super Middleweight champion.
Calzaghe is currently the longest reigning title holder in any weight class in boxing, recently passing the ten year mark as the WBO super middleweight champion. He is part of the Team Calzaghe boxing gym.
In 2007, Calzaghe became BBC Sports Personality of the Year on December 9, beating Ricky Hatton and Lewis Hamilton by gaining 28.19% of the public vote. This made Calzaghe the first Welsh winner of this award since show jumper David Broome in 1960.
Calzaghe holds notable wins over Chris Eubank, Jeff Lacy, Mikkel Kessler, and Bernard Hopkins
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