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Joe Calzaghe

Joe Calzaghe held The Ring light heavyweight world title and the WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring super middleweight world titles between 1997 and 2009. Calzaghe's reign as WBO super middleweight world champion, from 1997 to 2008, was the longest of any world champion at super middleweight. Calzaghe was The Ring's first super middleweight world champion. Calzaghe's highest place in The Ring's annual pound for pound ratings was No. 3, in 2008.

World title bouts
24
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
24–0
World titles held
6
Longest world title reign (WBO super middleweight, 1997–2008)
10 years, 11 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1997 – Jan 2010

Light HeavyweightThe Ring
Super MiddleweightWBA Super
WBC
IBF
WBO
The Ring
1997age 241998age 251999age 262000age 272001age 282002age 292003age 302004age 312005age 322006age 332007age 342008age 352009age 362010age 37
200020052010

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2009

  2. Joe Calzaghe’s reign as The Ring light heavyweight world champion ends

    Light Heavyweight · The Ring

  3. 2008

  4. The Ring magazine rates Joe Calzaghe the light heavyweight champion in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Joe Calzaghe No. 3 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  5. Joe Calzaghe beats Roy Jones Jr via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · The Ring

  6. Joe Calzaghe’s reign as the WBA Super super middleweight world champion ends

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super

  7. Joe Calzaghe’s reign as The Ring super middleweight world champion ends

    Super Middleweight · The Ring

  8. Joe Calzaghe’s reign as the WBO super middleweight world champion ends

    Super Middleweight · WBO

  9. Joe Calzaghe’s reign as the WBC super middleweight world champion ends

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  10. Joe Calzaghe beats Bernard Hopkins via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · The Ring

  11. 2007

  12. The Ring magazine rates Joe Calzaghe the super middleweight champion in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Joe Calzaghe No. 5 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  13. Joe Calzaghe beats Mikkel Kessler via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, WBO and The Ring

  14. Joe Calzaghe beats Peter Manfredo via knockout 3/12

    Super Middleweight · WBO and The Ring

  15. 2006

  16. The Ring magazine rates Joe Calzaghe the super middleweight champion in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Joe Calzaghe No. 10 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  17. Joe Calzaghe’s reign as the IBF super middleweight world champion ends

    Super Middleweight · IBF

  18. Joe Calzaghe beats Sakio Bika via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · IBF, WBO and The Ring

  19. Joe Calzaghe beats Jeff Lacy via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · IBF, WBO and The Ring

  20. 2005

  21. The Ring magazine rates Joe Calzaghe No. 1 at super middleweight in its annual ratings

  22. Joe Calzaghe beats Evans Ashira via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBO

  23. Joe Calzaghe beats Mario Veit via knockout 6/12

    Super Middleweight · WBO

  24. 2004

  25. The Ring magazine rates Joe Calzaghe No. 1 at super middleweight in its annual ratings

  26. Joe Calzaghe beats Kabary Salem via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBO

  27. Joe Calzaghe beats Mger Mkrtchyan via knockout 7/12

    Super Middleweight · WBO

  28. 2003

  29. The Ring magazine rates Joe Calzaghe No. 1 at super middleweight in its annual ratings

  30. Joe Calzaghe beats Byron Mitchell via knockout 2/12

    Super Middleweight · WBO

  31. 2002

  32. The Ring magazine rates Joe Calzaghe No. 1 at super middleweight in its annual ratings

  33. Joe Calzaghe beats Tocker Pudwill via knockout 2/12

    Super Middleweight · WBO

  34. Joe Calzaghe beats Miguel Angel Jimenez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBO

  35. Joe Calzaghe beats Charles Brewer via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBO

  36. 2001

  37. The Ring magazine rates Joe Calzaghe No. 2 at super middleweight in its annual ratings

  38. Joe Calzaghe beats Will McIntyre via knockout 4/12

    Super Middleweight · WBO

  39. Joe Calzaghe beats Mario Veit via knockout 1/12

    Super Middleweight · WBO

  40. 2000

  41. The Ring magazine rates Joe Calzaghe No. 2 at super middleweight in its annual ratings

  42. Joe Calzaghe beats Richie Woodhall via knockout 10/12

    Super Middleweight · WBO

  43. Joe Calzaghe beats Omar Sheika via knockout 5/12

    Super Middleweight · WBO

  44. Joe Calzaghe beats David Starie via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBO

  45. 1999

  46. The Ring magazine rates Joe Calzaghe No. 2 at super middleweight in its annual ratings

  47. Joe Calzaghe beats Rick Thornberry via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBO

  48. Joe Calzaghe beats Robin Reid via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBO

  49. 1998

  50. The Ring magazine rates Joe Calzaghe No. 2 at super middleweight in its annual ratings

  51. Joe Calzaghe beats Juan Carlos Gimenez via corner retirement 9/12

    Super Middleweight · WBO

  52. Joe Calzaghe beats Branko Sobot via knockout 3/12

    Super Middleweight · WBO

  53. 1997

  54. The Ring magazine rates Joe Calzaghe No. 4 at super middleweight in its annual ratings

  55. Joe Calzaghe beats Chris Eubank via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBO