Champion Calzaghe sets sights on Hopkins

JOE CALZAGHE hurled out a challenge to Bernard Hopkins after being crowned undisputed world super-middleweight champion with a magnificent points win over previously unbeaten Dane Mikkel Kessler.

The 35-year-old Welshman is desperate to end his career by securing a clash with the American middleweight great after emphatically polishing off the best the 12-stone division has to offer.

Calzaghe showed extraordinary versatility after working out his opponent during five torrid opening rounds to skate away to record his 21st WBO title defence and add Kessler’s WBA and WBC belts to his collection.