Calzaghe - who had won the award three times previously - cemented his place as one of boxing's all-time greats by stepping up from the super-middleweight division he ruled for more than a decade to beat American greats Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr at light-heavyweight.

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Joe Calzaghe - who has won this award the last two years - cemented his place as one of boxing's all-time greats by stepping up from the super-middleweight division he ruled for more than a decade to beat American greats Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr at light-heavyweight.

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On Saturday, a sellout crowd will bustle through the turnstiles at Yankee Stadium hoping to see another playoff victory by the 27-time world champions in Game Two of the American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers.

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Meanwhile Gateshead have been rewarded for the gamble of turning full-time in the summer by establishing themselves in the top half of the division, in only their second season after promotion.

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