Calzaghe defence floored by WBO rule

Joe Calzaghe’s WBO super-middleweight title defence against Brian Magee in Belfast tomorrow has been cancelled.

Calzaghe defence floored by WBO rule
Thu, 17 Mar, 2005 - 09:37

Joe Calzaghe’s WBO super-middleweight title defence against Brian Magee in Belfast tomorrow has been cancelled.

Calzaghe has fallen foul of a World Boxing Organisation rule which does not permit a fighter to make a voluntary defence less than 60 days prior to an enforced mandatory.

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