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Jones prepared to travel for Calzaghe showdown

Roy Jones is willing to take on Joe Calzaghe at light-heavyweight in Britain next year. Jones is the latest high-profile veteran to call out unbeaten Welshman Calzaghe, who intends to step up a division after his triple world title win over Dane Mikkel Kessler 10 days ago to confirm him as boxing's leading super-middleweight.

Bernard Hopkins, 42, is the preferred choice as Calzaghe's next opponent but Jones, a world champion at four different weights, is willing to travel to Britain, unlike Hopkins.

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Jones: 'Joe Calzaghe is really good'

Former undisputed light-heavyweight champion Jones, 38, first faces Puerto Rican Felix Trinidad in January but then wants 35-year-old Calzaghe.

He said: "I like to fight the best. From what I see, they think Joe Calzaghe is really good and I'll go to England to fight him."

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