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JOE CALZAGHE is ready to shine on boxing’s biggest stage when he faces Roy Jones Jr at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night.

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PROMOTER Frank Warren has urged Joe Calzaghe to establish himself as an all-time global great, starting with tomorrow night’s WBO and IBF super-middleweight title defence against Sakio Bika.

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Joe Calzaghe has set himself a target of two more years to confirm his status as the finest fighter of his generation.

Thu, 12 Oct, 2006

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JOE CALZAGHE has banished memories of his greatest night as he prepares to defend his IBF and WBO super-middleweight titles against Cameroon’s Sakio Bika in Manchester on Saturday.

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