Joe Calzaghe: Difference between revisions

On 14 October 2006, Calzaghe faced the rugged contender and future WBC super-middleweight champion [[Sakio Bika]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/boxing/events/2006/1014_calzaghe_bika/columns/gottlieb_profile.html |title=Boxing: All Fights : Upcoming |publisher=HBO |access-date=10 September 2010}}</ref> Two points were deducted from Bika for head butts, one of which led to a severe cut over Calzaghe's left eye<ref>{{cite web|last=Staniforth |first=Mark |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/top-stories/Calzaghe-overcomes-the-cut-and.2818792.jp |title=Calzaghe overcomes the cut and thrust of Bika to win in ugly style – Scotsman.com Sport |publisher=Sport.scotsman.com |access-date=10 September 2010}}</ref> which would cause him problems for the duration of the bout. However, Calzaghe won the fight by clear decision to continue his undefeated run.

 

On 27 November 2006, it was announced that Calzaghe had signed a contract to defend his WBO super-middleweight title against former star of ''[[The Contender (TV series)|The Contender]]'' [[Peter Manfredo Jr.]] of the United States on 7 April 2007, at [[Millennium Stadium]] in Cardiff, Wales, to be shown on [[HBO]]. Because HBO did not want to cover a fight with the non-American mandatory IBF challenger [[Robert Stieglitz]] of Germany, and with the opportunity to fight World Middleweight champion [[Jermain Taylor]] in the summer if he won against Manfredo, Calzaghe chose to fight Manfredo and as a result had to relinquish the IBF super-middleweight championship. Both Calzaghe and Warren claimed that, "Stieglitz doesn't mean anything outside Germany."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/6175236.stm | work=BBC News | title=Calzaghe relinquishes IBF title | date=27 November 2006 | access-date=6 May 2010}}</ref> Stieglitz went on to fight [[Alejandro Berrio]] for the vacant IBF title, losing in 3 rounds. Berrio in turn lost the title to [[Lucian Bute]] in his first defense.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:22445 |title=Alejandro Berrio – Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia |publisher=Boxrec.com |access-date=10 September 2010}}</ref>

 

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