Calzaghe's father, worked several jobs as a teenager in Italy, including as a barman, a chef and a cleaner before, travelling Europe as a busker. Sobot was a late replacement for Syrian-American Tarick Salmaci,[26] who pulled out after a row with his management. [17], Already an MBE,[18] he was elevated to CBE in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours. Commanders of the Order of the British Empire. Both Calzaghe and Warren claimed that, "Stieglitz doesn't mean anything outside Germany. His paternal grandparents settled in Britain after the Second World War, during which his grandfather Giuseppe had served in the 12th Infantry Division Sassari, but had returned to live in Italy by the end of the 1950s. The couple settled in London, his father working two jobs in a factory and a bed and breakfast while his mother worked as a secretary in the offices of production company 20th Century Fox. He is an actor, known for Solitary (2015), Faith (2016) and Mr Calzaghe (2015). [12], Calzaghe was born in Hammersmith Hospital in March 1972,[12] before his father decided to move the family back to Sardinia at the end of the year, living in his grandfather's home in Bancali. Calzaghe was often referred to as the "Pride of Wales" or the "Italian Dragon",[8] the latter being a play on the moniker "Italian Stallion" and a reference to his multiple heritages (the dragon being both a prominent Welsh emblem that appears on the Welsh flag and a figure in Sardinian myth). On 7 April 2007, Calzaghe met Peter Manfredo Jr. in front of 35,000 fans in Cardiff, Wales. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Login and more from FamousFix.com, Pride of Wales, Italian Dragon, The Pride of Wales, The Italian Dragon, Super Joe, Joe, Joseph William Calzaghe, Joe Calzaghe. [61] As the rounds went on, Calzaghe continued to push the pace and began to get his rhythm going by landing combinations at close range. They started dating in 2014 and after 3 years were engaged in Feb 2017. He beat the count but immediately came under renewed punishment from Calzaghe,[26] forcing the referee to step in at 1:35 of the third round. The former boxing world champion has been in a relationship with Griffiths since 2015, and the duo are currently enjoying a winter break on the Caribbean island. He was previously married to Mandy M. Davies. It was arguably the closest that Calzaghe came to losing in his entire professional boxing career. The bout took place at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on 4 November. Joe Calzaghe was born on February 23, 1972 in Hammersmith, London, England as Joseph William Calzaghe. On 19 April 2008, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas,[60] Calzaghe defeated Bernard Hopkins to win The Ring Light Heavyweight Championship by a split decision in his first ever fight in the United States. [4] He retired in February 2009 with an undefeated record, and as a reigning world champion. Jones was on the comeback trail, and coming off a win over Félix Trinidad. In 2007, Calzaghe won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award,[9] making him the first Welsh winner of this award since David Broome in 1960. Mario Veit worked his way to a rematch against Calzaghe in Braunschweig, Germany, in July 2005, marking Calzaghe's second defence on foreign soil. 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I think I made him do that, and I think I made it look pretty easy. Joe Calzaghe is a member of the following lists: 1972 births, People from Hammersmith and Commanders of the Order of the British Empire. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). At the end of 1995, Calzaghe was voted Young Boxer of the Year by the Professional Boxing Association and the Boxing Writers' Club, with Barry McGuigan top tipping Calzaghe for 1996: "He punches ferociously, moves superbly and has the best of the European technique and US aggression."[23]. Warren, who had managed Nigel Benn for his first twenty fights, declared: "Joe Calzaghe is a far better prospect, in fact he is my fighter for the new millennium. He is said to have found the inspiration from being a victim of bullying himself when he was young, saying he got bullied because of his small stature.

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