Calzaghe hurts right hand, bout with Jones put off

Light heavyweight champion Joe Calzaghe injured his right wrist while training, forcing postponement of his Sept. 20 defense against former champion Roy Jones Jr. at New York's Madison Square Garden. John Wirt, the CEO of Jones' promotional company Square Ring, which is promoting the fight, said Tuesday that Calzaghe's attorney, Gareth Williams, informed him of the injury. "He told me it's an injured right wrist," Wirt said. "I was told that he hurt it on Sunday punching a heavy bag. We're trying to reschedule [the fight] for November, and that works for them, so the injury must be something they feel will heal sufficiently by then." Wirt said he is talking to officials from Madison Square Garden about an alternate date in November. Jones (52-4, 38 KOs) had his last fight at the Garden, soundly outpointing Felix Trinidad in... [read full story]