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It was ‘spot the celebrity’ on Saturday night as the stars came out for Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins as they battled for the Light Heavyweight Championship at the Thomas and Mack Centre in Las Vegas. Both men fly out of their corners for the first round but after only …

© Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions Like all fights of latter period Bernard Hopkins, last night’s greatly anticipated showdown with Joe Calzaghe at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas was an ugly, untoward bout that proved difficult to score and generated a great deal of controversy as …

© Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions Despite the fact that Bernard Hopkins fights in an unorthodox style, known to lead with head followed by a punch, Joe Calzaghe has full confidence that referee Joe Cortez will keep things Kosher when they meet tomorrow night in The Planet Hollywood Ring …

© Tom Hogan/Golden Boy Promotions Finally, it’s upon us. A fight that has been years, not months, in the making finally takes places this Saturday at the Thomas and Mack Centre in Las Vegas, Nevada. Its a fight at light heavyweight between two men with a combined 41 successful defences …

© Tom Hogan/Golden Boy Promotions Joe Calzaghe’s trainer, Enzo Calzaghe: “I can tell you right now, Bernard Hopkins will look for a disqualification rather than lose to Joe. If Hopkins’ is such a legend, he needs to prove it. He needs to fight like a man not foul like a …

© Tom Hogan/Golden Boy Promotions Joe Calzaghe: “It’s my 11th year as world champion and I finally have arrived in America. Bernard was champion for nearly 11 years. I’m tremendously confident for this fight.

Boxing fans with broadband access can log on to hbo.com/boxing to view live streaming of the Bernard Hopkins – Joe Calzaghe mega-fight weigh-in This Friday! April 18, at 5:30 p.m. ET/ 2:30 p.m. PT. The two accomplished superstars are facing off in the light heavyweight division in one of the …

© Planet Hollywood by Denise Truscello Joe Calzaghe, boxing’s current longest-reigning world champion, greeted hundreds of fans and media at his grand arrival at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas today. Calzaghe, 44-0 (32), from Newbridge, Wales, the super middleweight?champion since October 11, 1997, has successfully defended his …

Boxing’s quickest and deadliest gunslinger, Joe Calzaghe, is not only boxing’s current longest-reigning world champion, he is also the only active fighter in the top-five of boxing’s all-time list for consecutive successful title defenses. There isn’t a professional fighter — dead or alive — that has ever left the ring …

Click for larger image © Hogan Photos Ring Magazine light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins opened the doors of his training camp in Pasadena, California today and showed the media a sample of his rigorous training schedule. Hopkins, who did a full workout, was in a terrific mood and had this …