JOE CALZAGHE has revealed why fighting Bernard Hopkins thousands of miles from home holds no fear for him after the dark early days of his career when he was routinely spat at and abused by rival fans.

BELFAST’S Brian Magee turned in a near faultless display to see off rugged South African Andre Thysse and retain his IBO super-middleweight title for the fourth time at the MEN Arena in Manchester.

Joe Calzaghe’s dreams of a Millennium Stadium superfight have come closer to reality after he won a unanimous decision against Charles Brewer to retain his WBO super-middleweight title in Cardiff.