Biography for
Joe Calzaghe More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

23 February 1972, Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Birth Name

Joseph William Calzaghe

Nickname

The Pride of Wales
The Italian Dragon.

Height

5' 11" (1.80 m)

Spouse

Mandy M. Davies

(1994 - 2006) (divorced) 2 children

Trivia

Formerly Super Middleweight champion of the world.

Calzaghe should be pronounced kaltsahgay.

He was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honors List before being awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honors List for his services to Sport and Voluntary Service in Wales.

Personal Quotes

On being awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) When my dad told me about the MBE I thought he was winding me up...I'm proud to get the honour and it is another feather in my cap really after my years as champion.

Where Are They Now

(April 2006) Manchester, England. Scored a lopsided decision over Jeff Lacy to retain his W.B.O. title and win Lacy's I.B.F. belt. This victory gained him recognition as Super Middleweight champion by "The Ring" magazine.

(April 2008) Las Vegas, Nevada. Defeated Light Heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins by split decision. The scores were 115-112 and 116-111 for Calzaghe and 114-113 for Hopkins.

(July 2008) He is based in Cwmbran, Gwent, Wales.