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Back on Saturday night the longest tenured champion in all of boxing, Joe Calzaghe (44-0), defended power-punching Mikkel Kessler (for free) on HBO. Although the Dane proved to be one of Calzaghe's toughest opponents, he couldn't get enough going to out-point the aggressive champion. Calzaghe's reign has come in a weak division and he's hardly had to leave the UK to defend his titles, but the fact remains that he's won 21 consecutive fights as a champion. Kessler was the last of the serious competition amongst the super mids, so it looks like Bernard Hopkins is the next target. Calzaghe's promoter Frank Warren didn't waste much time before speculating on the future. More »
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