Joe's next opponent announcement
Has been dealyed again! 
Joe Calzaghe's next opponent remains a mystery after an announcement was delayed for a second time.
The 33-year-old Welshman was due to reveal on Tuesday who he will face at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on 8 July to defend his IBF and WBO titles.
But the announcement has been put back to Thursday because the super middleweight champion could not attend.
Danny Williams' heavyweight re-match against Matt Skelton and Amir Khan's next bout will be on the undercard.
WBU cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli is also expected to fight for the interim WBO title.
Calzaghe will be seeking to continue the superb form he showed when he beat American Jeff Lacy in March.
"I am still on a high after the Lacy fight and to be fighting in front of so many fans in my home city is going to be unbelievable," he said.
"I love being a champion and I love the money and I am not going to let it slip now. I am ready to maintain my new standard and I will be 100% prepared for my next opponent."
Promoter Frank Warren said the fight, which is expected to attract a crowd of 25,000, would not be scheduled to suit US audiences and would be televised by ITV.
He also revealed that the 33-year-old super middleweight was still hoping to meet light heavyweight star Antonio Tarver in what could be a career-defining fight later in the year.
Much depends, though, on the outcome of the 37-year-old American's clash with former middleweight king Bernard Hopkins in Atlantic City on 10 June.
Moving the Williams-Skelton fight to Cardiff adds another major draw to an already mouth-watering card.
Warren believes he can deliver a world title shot for the winner.
Williams won a controversial first fight against Skelton on a split decision in February and the Commonwealth title re-match had originally been scheduled for Manchester's MEN Arena on 15 July.
Williams said: "I don't consider this fight a risk because I know I can box much better than I did while Skelton was at his best. I was 50% last time, and this time I will stop him."
Khan's eighth fight as a professional will be a six-rounder and the opponent will be named soon.
Warren said the 19-year-old Englishman, who won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics, would fight for a title of some kind before the end of the year.
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Published: 2006/05/02 10:14:31 GMT
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