Bernard Hopkins vs Joe Calzaghe
April 19, 2008
Thomas & Mack Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Calzaghe was a boxing match that took place on April 19, 2008, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, between The Ring light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins and undisputed super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe. The fight was dubbed the "Battle of the Planet", and the fight was for the The Ring light heavyweight championship.
Calzaghe, who was seven years younger than Hopkins, was knocked down by a right hand in the opening exchanges and struggled to find his range early on. Hopkins continued to have success with his right, but Calzaghe outworked him in the latter half of the fight. One judge scored it 114-113 for Hopkins, but the two others saw Calzaghe winning by margins of 115-112 and 116-111. The win extended Calzaghe's unbeaten record to 45 fights, while Hopkins fell to 48 wins, five defeats and one draw.**
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