Joe Calzaghe

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

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Joe Calzaghe retired as the only British boxer to finish with a perfect 46-0 record while holding world titles in two weight classes. His 21 consecutive super-middleweight title defenses are a division record. He was the first boxer to unify three major world titles at super-middleweight. His 2006 win over Jeff Lacy is often called the greatest performance by a British fighter. He is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame and received a CBE for services to boxing.

AwardsJoe Calzaghe won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2007, becoming the first Welsh winner since 1960. He also won the ABA Championships (Welterweight) in 1991. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2014.

Honours & Distinctions

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

UK Government·2008

Awarded for services to boxing.

International Boxing Hall of Fame

International Boxing Hall of Fame·2014

Inducted as a modern-era boxer.

Records & Feats

Most consecutive super-middleweight title defenses (21)

Career Milestone·2008

Calzaghe shares the record with Sven Ottke for the most consecutive defenses of a super-middleweight world title.

First boxer to unify three major world titles at super-middleweight

Historic First·2007

In 2007, Calzaghe unified the WBA, WBC, and WBO titles by defeating Mikkel Kessler.