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Simply the best: Calzaghe after beating Bernard Hopkins

It is the clearest indication yet that Calzaghe's September fight with Roy
Jones might not be his last.

It had been widely assumed Calzaghe's 12-stone days were over following his
light-heavyweight win over Bernard Hopkins in April, a belief given extra
credence by his decision to give up the WBC portion of his title.

However, Calzaghe now says he intends to keep hold of the WBO belt he has held
since beating Chris Eubank in 1997 and could potentially face Pavlik.

Calzaghe said: 'There is no way I am going to give up my WBO title. I do not have a mandatory at the moment so I do not have to defend my title.

'If I beat Jones, I might move back down to super-middleweight to face Kelly
Pavlik.'

The 36-year-old Calzaghe is the longest reigning champion in his sport, having
defended the WBO belt 21 times, four short of the all-time record for consecutive defences held by heavyweight great Joe Louis.

Calzaghe has returned to training for his September 20 bout with Jones, which has been announced for Madison Square Garden in New York, but which the Welshman
hopes could still take place in Cardiff.

Calzaghe had previously hinted the fight against Jones would be his last, and that he had no desire to fight Pavlik, who hammered his stablemate Gary Lockett to third-round defeat in New York last month.

Meanwhile there could be more frustration ahead for Nottingham's Carl Froch, who has been mandated to fight for the WBC crown vacated by Calzaghe, against former world middleweight king Jermain Taylor.

Although the WBC have extended the deadline for purse bids for the contest,
Taylor's team have made no secret of the fact that they prefer the more lucrative and probably softer option