Calzaghe expects to fight American Jones Jr in last bout
Saturday, 14 Jun 2008 20:48
Joe Calzaghe expects to finish by the end of the year
Joe Calzaghe is eyeing up legendary American star Roy Jones Jr for his next bout which may well turn out to be his last.
The Welshman came back from a knockdown to beat another great American fighter, Bernard Hopkins, in his last fight and he now wants to solidify his legacy by defeating Jones Jr – a man who has won world titles at four different weight categories.
Calzaghe admitted that he will finish with boxing at the end of the year and that means that if the Jones Jr fight is made, then it will definitely be his last.
"It'll be the fight of my life," said Calzaghe. "Fighting the greatest fighter of the 1990s would be the perfect way to finish off my career. But he'll be fighting the greatest fighter of the millennium.
"This is a case of famous last words but I think that'll probably be it for me so my message to my fans is enjoy it now because after this year, it'll be the end.
"I'd love my last fight to be at home in Cardiff but it all comes down to business and what the TV companies want."
Calzaghe's victory over Hopkins took his professional record to 45 wins from 45 fights.
The 36-year-old beat Mikkel Kessler before that to unify the super-middleweight division by claiming the WBO, WBC and WBA world titles.