Calzaghe camp not keen on Kessler

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Kessler was ringside at Madison Square Garden as Calzaghe scored a comprehensive victory over Roy Jones Jr in their light-heavyweight contest on Saturday.

The Dane, 29, also lost a unanimous points decision against Calzaghe in Cardiff 12 months ago but assumed the No1 super-middleweight spot once the Welshman moved up a division. That is the only blemish on Kessler's record and Calzaghe credited him as the best man he has fought.

But the Dane wants another fight, not praise. "That's good but it's not good enough," he said.

"There's only room for number one. I want to fight Joe again."

The weight at which any fight would be made would not matter, Kessler added. "Of course I would go up," he said. "If I had a couple of months so I could build up some more muscle I would be right for that weight."

Kessler may be in for disappointment. "We don't do rematches," said Enzo Calzaghe, the Welshman's father and trainer. "I don't like them. None of my boxers have ever had rematches. Maybe if Joe loses to someone we'll try it, but we'd have to try losing first."