Unbeaten world champion Calzaghe retires

Britain's undefeated world super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe announced his retirement from boxing yesterday. "It was a difficult decision but I have achieved everything I wanted to achieve," Calzaghe, whose unbeaten record was 46-0, said. During...

Britain's undefeated world super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe announced his retirement from boxing yesterday.

"It was a difficult decision but I have achieved everything I wanted to achieve," Calzaghe, whose unbeaten record was 46-0, said.

During his 16-year professional career, the 36-year-old Welshman held the WBO, WBA, WBC and IBF super-middleweight belts. He unified the division in November 2007 with a unanimous points win over Denmark's Mikkel Kessler.

Calzaghe then stepped up to light-heavyweight and won a split decision against American Bernard Hopkins in Las Vegas for the Ring Magazine title in April 2008.

He retained that title in his last fight the following November, where he claimed a unanimous decision over American Roy Jones Jr.

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