Joe Calzaghe is one of the real legends of boxing. The Welsh icon took many world championships in two weight classes and has a record that he is the longest world champion of super medium weight in the history of boxing. Interestingly, Calzaghe had the title of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) for over a decade.

Known as the “Italian dragon”, he remained invincible by all his impressive career, defeating massive names such as Roy Jones Jr, Bernard Hopkins and Mikkel Kessler. His success brought him a significant fortune of 10 million pounds. Since the suspension of gloves in 2008, Calzaghe led full events including charity, television performances and a bit of controversy. We delve into the life of the “pride of Wales”.

Parting from a 13 -year -old wife

Calzaghe separated from his first wife of Mandy in March 2005 after 13 years of marriage. The boxer was only 21 when they met and had two children together. Despite the division, the couple decided to stay close because of their two sons.

“It was very piercing,” said Calzaghe about breaking in 2013. “It reached a stage where there was no conversation. Everything was done by the text. I talked to her only twice on a year and a half.”

Contact

The most publicized Calzaghe relationship was with Kristina Rianoff, the Critly Come Dancing stars. The couple met when Calzaghe cooperated with Rianoff in the 2009 program series.

However, the couple ended a four -year affair in August 2013. “Kristina and I had a few great years together,” he said. “She is a wonderful woman, but we decided to go in our separate ways to each other.

Cocaine apology

Calzaghe apologized for the employ of cocaine after the medicine is displayed by. The boxer published a statement in which he spoke on his struggles since the gloves were suspended.

“I am very sorry if someone feels disappointed and I make sure that nothing like this will happen again,” said Calzaghe. “I really regret my occasional employ of cocaine in what were sometimes the long days from my retirement from the ring.

“I am fully aware of the bad example that gives other people, especially juvenile people and I apologize to my family, friends and fans.”

Back Admission

Calzaghe claimed that he did not intend to recognize his career again. Speaking in 2019, he was asked if he would ever consider returning to the ring, but his answer was as uncomplicated to the point as his left hand. “There is no chance to return,” he said. “What is the point? You did it all.”

Intimidation campaign

Once a victim of intimidation, Calzaghe became a patron for beatbullying, a charity organization dealing with the fighting of school anguish. The organization is known for influential advertising campaigns that emphasize the dangers of intimidation.

Calzaghe opened about his own experience, revealing how intimidation changed him from the “ecstatic, outgoing kid who liked school and school into an introverted wreck.”

Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn is just over two weeks – and Derek Chisora ​​weighed his sentence.

Chisora ​​will undoubtedly be one of tens of thousands of presence when Eubank Jr and Benn Finally resolve the result It reaches over two and a half years.

The couple had to be separated several times since the fight was announced, and the tensions were completely cooking after “Next Gen” hit his younger opponent with an egg.

Opinions are divided into which man will go to the top, and “Del Boy” ceased to predict the winner during the conversation TalkSport.

He admitted, however, that he believed that anyone is at the wrong end of the result, “will go away in the ambulance.”

“I love both warriors, so I won’t say who will win because I believe that the loser will leave in an ambulance.

“I just want them to come out robust and secure.”

Initially, only because of the competition of fathers in the 1990s, there is now real bad blood between the couple after their first meeting was in the can because of the defeat of two VADA tests.

“The Destroyer” is a welterweight scale for most of his career, but he will jump into two classes to face Eubank in medium weight, and many experts think that the size of the size may be decisive at night.

However, there is 10 pounds the next day the hydration limit, which theoretically should be favored naturally with smaller benefits of Mans.

‼ ️ Chris Eubank SR spoke about his son, who hits Conor Benn with an egg:

“This is not behavior that I understand – where did it come from? I should be his example.”

Source – call Chris Eubank#Eubankbenn pic.twitter.com/qnkcql2tuw

– pro boxing fans (@proboxingfans) March 12, 2025

Contractically employed is also a two -way rematch clause, which means that fighting fans can see how two family rivals run later this year.

For now, however, all roads lead to the Tottenham Hotspurs stadium on April 26, in which he has seen one of the biggest clashes of British banks for years.

Jaron Ennis will face Eimantas Stanionis in a positive career on Saturday evening at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Recent Jersey, when he tries to add WBA WTA Wytreight to his IBF belt in the card of a threatened match.

Dazn Ennis vs Stanionis Live screen.

Ennis (33-0, 29 KO) has long been advertised as a future distinctive star, but so far well and carefully. A man from Philadelphia won a victory against Sergey Lipinets, Thomas Dulorme and Custio Clayton, paying him to broader attention.

After he became the momentary IBF champion, he was then updated to the full master and celebrated, forcing David Avanesaan to retire after five rounds of the meeting in July 2024.

“Boots” was the last in November last year in November, where he obtained a win in a rematch against Karen ChukhadzhianIn the clash, which was more competitive for the second time after Ennis won all twelve rounds in its original from January 2023.

Stanionis (15-0, 9 KO) fought only once in almost three years. Lithuania took over the title of WBA WBA in April 202, making a well-deserved resolution against Radzahab Betaev in Texas, and he was recently seen in May in May, defending himself against the Colombian 6-0-1, Gabriel Maestre, where he won on the basis of the results.

Ray Ford is back

At Undercard Ray Ford (16-1-1, 8 KO), he continues the reconstruction in Super Feather in a featherweight and heads Thomas Mattice (22-4-1, 17 KO) in ten rounds.

Ford lost its title WBA Feather, weighing last year in a thriller with Nick Ball in Riyadh, who Liverpudlian won a divided decision. Ford returned and raised his weight to a meeting with Orlando Gonzalez from Orlando Gonzalez and immediately won the landslides for over ten years.

In the last moments of round 12.

Raymond Ford has the heart of the master. pic.twitter.com/fh3xv6ru8b

– top -ranking boxer (@Trboxing) March 3, 2024

Mattice was in the victorious period of five duels, but she lost the technical decision in Mexico with Eduardo Hernandez in September last year, and the fight was circumscribed during the sixth round because of Hernandez cut out.

Full preview of the card

Skochram Giyasov (16-0, 9 KO) will hope that he will be on the collision course with the winner of the main event, and the welterweight in Uzbek can get routine winnings in ten rounds against Argentina Franco Maximiliano Ocampo (17-2, 8 KO).

Arturo Popoc’s Mexican talent (15-0-1, 8 KO) also sees the action, and he can defend his title WBC Continental Americas Super Bantamweight by stopping Christian Carto (23-1, 16 Kos) in their ten round planned.

The only eight rounds of the competition are welterweight, where Tahmir Smalls (13-0, 9 KO) should see Earl Bascome (13-1, 2 KO) before the final bell.

💫 @iam_omarijones Return to fight number two this Saturday! #Bootstanionis |. @Daznboxing pic.twitter.com/g9ipbluhsl

– boxing matchroom (@matchroomboxing) April 8, 2025

In six rounds, Omari Jones (1-0, 1 KO) continues his education and can win early in a great welterweight against William Jackson (13-5-2, 5 KO). Francisco Rodriguez (6-0, 6 KO) can continue his perfect professional start after stopping Naheem Parker (5-1, 2 KO) in his featherlight clash.

The only four round is in the Super Feather Wweight, and Zaquin Moses (2-0, 1 KO) can win early with Alex Pallette (1-3, 1 KO), which was detained twice in three paralysis.