Calzaghe must bide his time for title defence

JOE CALZAGHE will have to wait until May 24 to make the next defence of his WBO super-middleweight title.

Calzaghe is set to defend against American William Joppy but his opponent’s insistence on more time appears to have scuppered the original May 3 date.

The Welshman is also likely to have to travel back to Newcastle for the fight with no venues available in Cardiff on the new date. “William Joppy’s moaning means that I probably won’t fight him now until May 24 in Newcastle,” said Calzaghe.