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Joseph William "Joe" Calzaghe, CBE ( ; born 23 March 1972) is a Welsh former professional boxer. He held the WBO, IBF, WBC, WBA and ''The Ring'' magazine super middleweight titles, as well as ''The Ring'' light heavyweight title. Calzaghe is the longest-reigning super middleweight world champion in history, having held the WBO title for over ten years and making 21 successful defences before relinquishing the title to move up to light heavyweight. As his super middleweight and light heavyweight reigns overlapped, he retired with the longest continual time as world champion of any active fighter. Between 2006 to 2008, he was rated by ''The Ring'' as a top ten pound for pound boxer. In January 2009, the magazine ranked him #3 in the world.〔(The Ring 100: Ranking the World's Best Fighters – Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia ), Boxrec.com; 1 March 2009; retrieved 19 December 2012.〕 He retired in February 2009 with an undefeated record and as a reigning world champion. Calzaghe is sometimes referred to as the "Pride of Wales" or the "Italian Dragon"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=East Side Boxing )〕 in reference to his multiple heritage (the dragon being both a Welsh emblem and a Sardinian myth). In 2007, Calzaghe became BBC Sports Personality of the Year, by gaining 28.19% of the public vote.〔(Calzaghe wins Sports Personality ). BBC News. 9 December 2007〕 This made Calzaghe the first Welsh winner of this award since show jumper David Broome in 1960. He was awarded the Young Boxer of the Year Award in 1995. Calzaghe was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2014.〔("Joe Calzaghe and promoter Barry Hearn and inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame" ). Telegraph; retrieved 6 January 2014.〕 ==Biography== Calzaghe was born in Hammersmith, London, to an Italian (Sardinian) father, Enzo, and a Welsh mother, Jackie.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=The Guardian )〕 The family moved to Wales when he was two years old. Their home is at Newbridge in South Wales. He attended Roots School System and still lives in the area. Calzaghe was the first person to be awarded the Freedom of Caerphilly, his home county, in 2009. The award was presented to Calzaghe in front of his family — father and trainer Enzo, mother Jackie, sister Sonia, Already a MBE, he was elevated to CBE in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joe Calzaghe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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