Eddie Hearn chats elite mentality with the Liverpool defender, Enzo Calzaghe: Boxing loses giant in champion trainer, Joe Calzaghe posts heartfelt tribute to late father Enzo. Hundreds of locals lined the streets on the day of Enzo's funeral and his son says a chance to continue his legacy was too strong to resist. My dad, Enzo, was a musician who sang and played guitar. The award was presented to Calzaghe in front of his family — father and trainer Enzo, mother Jackie, sister Sonia, (then) girlfriend Jo-Emma Larvin, and his two sons. Calzaghe won by unanimous decision, surpassing the 20 defenses made by Bernard Hopkins and Larry Holmes at middleweight and heavyweight respectively. Next was Roy Jones Jr for The Ring Light Heavyweight Championship in New York City at Madison Square Garden. Enzo Calzaghe trained son Joe to an unbeaten career record of 46-0 Credit: Times Newspapers Ltd. Enzo led his son to win super-middleweight and light …

It is not something I really like to discuss, it is hard to talk about dad without getting upset," Joe explained. Calzaghe admits he thought Jones was “past it” after three successive defeats in 2004-05. Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on November 4th 2007 was home to a unification bout for the WBO / WBA super / WBC / Ring Magazine super-middleweight titles.

Express. The Welsh youngster was very precise with his punches causing his opponent to be off balance for the majority of the fight. Ceaseless public humiliations and dressings down. The gym has been unused since Enzo died at the age of 69 in September, 2018. It was an extreme attempt at turning a boy into a hardened success. They also had two daughters, Sonia and Melissa. “After a while I didn’t care about getting hurt or dying any more,” said Jones. BoxRec.com uses cookies to make the site simpler. Joe Jr, also a southpaw just like his Dad, dropped his opponent twice in the very first round and went on to win his debut fight by unanimous decision. They were all great fighters but I think Leonard was my favorite. "The boys love the gym, it continues dad's legacy to have it up and running because everyone who knew dad would know he would have loved to see my boys running the gym. Read about our approach to external linking. His scheduled bout with IBF world champion Jeff Lacy for 5th November 2005 was initially cancelled due to the break sustained to the metacarpal in his left hand. The former two-weight world champion, who was a WBO world title holder at super middleweight for over a decade, says he might even be tempted in future to follow in his father's footsteps to train professional boxers. Joe then went on to win his next 13 fights before he got a shot at the WBO super-middleweight title. Joe Jr, also a southpaw just like his Dad, dropped his opponent twice in the very first round and went on to win his debut fight by unanimous decision. By John Dillon in New York. PUBLISHED: 00:00, Thu, Nov 6, 2008. The project he carried out on his son was the  most notable of all. Ricky Hatton fans can get Las Vegas flights and hotels for his upcoming fight with Paul Malignaggi on November 22 from GDI Management Ltd. Find out how to get into boxing with our special guide. "But dad was like my best friend, it is still very hard for all the family, we miss him terribly.". Last updated on 27 April 201927 April 2019.From the section Boxing. The award was presented to Calzaghe in front of his family — father and trainer Enzo, mother Jackie, sister Sonia, (then) girlfriend Jo-Emma Larvin, and his two sons. "Everyone who knew dad would know he would have loved to see my boys running the gym," Joe Calzaghe explained. The father and trainer of former world champion Joe Calzaghe is fighting for life, his family confirmed.

At its height in 2003, it made him the first man to rise from middleweight champion to heavyweight champion in more than a century on the night in Las Vegas that his beautifully fluid skills made the WBA champion John Ruiz appear a lumbering oaf. Rated atSuper middleweightLight heavyweight, AKAThe Pride of WalesThe Italian DragonSuper Joe, QUOTES I grew up in the 80’s and my earliest memories when I first started boxing when I was nine-years-old was Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Marvin Hagler – that was a fantastic era. The duo spent thousands of hours together in the gym during Joe's professional career and, for both, their relationship was as much one of two best friends as it was a father and son. Joe Calzaghe Jr. has informed us that he has had his first fight. Joe is now set to follow up on this success by having another fight very soon. Former two-weight world champion boxer Joe Calzaghe will join his sons Joe Jr and Connor Calzaghe to re-open the famed Newbridge Boxing Gym that was run by his father and trainer Enzo. At the end of 1995 Calzaghe was voted Young Boxer of the Year by the Professional Boxing Association and the Boxing Writers Club and he had won the British title, stopping Steve Wilson in the eighth round. "It is for dad, he had so much passion for that gym.". "It is always nice to be back in the gym and to remember all the amazing times we had together throughout my career. Calzaghe, 47, revealed the news on social media, paying tribute to the "rock of the family" Jacqueline and an "amazing mum, wife and nan".