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Calzaghe bout delayed by a month


Joe Calzaghe's WBO super middleweight defence with Peter Manfredo Jr in Cardiff has been put back to 7 April

 

The delay from 3 March is believed to be due to logistical problems at the Millennium Stadium venue, with a Six Nations rugby game there on 17 March.

 

The fight will be 34-year-old Newbridge man Calzaghe's 20th WBO defence, and could be his last show in Wales.

 

Manfredo, 26, finished as runner-up on US TV series 'The Contender' and holds a record of 26-3 (12 KOs).

 

Calzaghe's 100% record stands at 42-0 (31 KOs), and he has been WBO champion since 1997

 

Enzo Maccarinelli will defend his WBO cruiserweight title on the undercard and Amir Khan will feature on a bill that promoter Frank Warren promises will be the biggest ever staged in Wales.

 

If Calzaghe triumphs, a potential summer "mega-fight" with middleweight king Jermain Taylor remains a possibility.

 

The American WBC and WBO champion took a unanimous decision over Kassim Ouma in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Saturday.

 

When asked about a potential Calzaghe bout afterwards, he said: "I'll face whoever wants to fight. I'm the type of person who'll fight anyone. I just want to feed my family."

 

Taylor plans another fight in the first half of next year, but a Calzaghe showdown remains a possibility in late summer

 

First published on the BBC Website|

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Calzaghe will be a strong favourite against Manfredo

 


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