Calzaghe: I had nothing left to prove.Byline: Blair Wood UNDEFEATED boxing legend Joe Calzaghe has revealed why he has decided to retire from the sport. The 36-year-old Welshman, who outpointed Roy Jones Jnr in his last fight in Madison Square Gardens, in New York, last November, confirmed he was hanging up his gloves after winning all of his 46 professional bouts. "It was a difficult decision, but I have achieved everything I wanted to achieve in boxing," said Calzaghe. "I've been world champion for 11 years. I've have no other goals to go for. "That's why I am calling it a day. I had a long think with my family. "My children wanted me to give up, plus my mum. "That's why I called it a day and will go on to do something else." And Calzaghe ruled out changing his mind at a later date. "My decision is to retire," added the Newbridge fighter. "I've been boxing for 25 years and, like I said, I've achieved everything I want to achieve," "You can never say never in this game, but I can't see myself boxing again. "There's loads of things I want to do. "I'm proud to be one of only a few fighters in history to retire undefeated." Calzaghe held the WBO WBO World Boxing Organization WBO Western Buddhist Order WBO Wehrbeschwerdeordnung WBO World Bamboo Organization (formerly International Bamboo Association) WBO Won by One (Malibu, California; a cappella group) , WBA, WBC WBC white blood cell; see leukocyte. WBC abbr. white blood cell WBC, n stands for white blood cell. and IBF IBF See: International Banking Facility super-middleweight belts during his 16-year professional career and won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year The BBC Sports Personality of the Year award is given to one sportsman or sportswoman, usually British, every year. The award was originally devised by the BBC producer Paul Fox in 1954 and continues to be organised annually by the BBC. in 2007. CAPTION(S): CALLING IT QUITS: Joe Calzaghe |
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