Calzaghe rewarded with title defence on home soil

JOE CALZAGHE has been rewarded for his magnificent March victory over Jeff Lacy with a world super-middleweight title date at his home city’s Millennium Stadium.

Calzaghe will put his IBF and WBO titles on the line in front of a Cardiff crowd expected to exceed 25,000 on a July 8 bill also featuring Danny Williams’ rematch with Matt Skelton, and Amir Khan.

The 34-year-old’s next challenger is expected to be confirmed on Monday, once a bidding war for his services between American pay-per-view network giants Showtime and Home Box Office has been concluded.