Calzaghe injury postpones Garden party

JOE CALZAGHE looks set to face American legend Roy Jones Jr in November after a hand injury suffered by the Welshman scuppered plans to stage the bout in two months’ time.

The pair were due to face off in a light-heavyweight fight at New York’s Madison Square Garden on September 20 but the Briton injured his right hand in training.

A source close to Calzaghe has insisted the problem is “not career-threatening” and he saw a consultant yesterday in an attempt to ascertain its exact nature. Talks began almost immediately with Jones Jr’s representatives, American pay-per-view channel HBO and officials from the venue in order to set a new date for the contest.