IT took Kevin McBride less than half-an-hour to write his name into boxing legend as the man who sent the once great Mike Tyson spiralling into retirement a broken fighter.

Brian Magee is preparing to wreck Joe Calzaghe’s future world title plans with an upset victory at Belfast’s King’s Hall.

Joe Calzaghe admitted he was not the big hit he hoped to be in last night’s 15th successful defence of his WBO super-middleweight title in Edinburgh.

Joe Calzaghe could face a big-money showdown with middleweight world champion Bernard Hopkins after his win over Byron Mitchell.

Joe Calzaghe will hope to put one over his world title rival Sven Ottke when he defends his WBO super-middleweight title against American Byron Mitchell in Newcastle on May 24.

Joe Calzaghe has agreed to defend his World Super-middleweight title against William Joppy at the Telewest Arena, Newcastle-on-Tyne, on Saturday, May 24.

WAYNE McCULLOUGH and Neil Sinclair are on course for a double world title show at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena early next year.