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Reigning WBC/WBA/WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (44-0, 32 KOs) won a twelve round split decision over 43-year-old Bernard Hopkins (48-4-21, 32 KOs) in an ugly light heavyweight clash on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Arena in Las Vegas. Hopkins got off to a great start by dropping Calzaghe with a straight right in round one. Calzaghe wasn't badly hurt, however. Hopkins mostly threw one punch as a time and often initiated clinches to prevent Calzaghe from punching in combinations. The first half of the fight had lots of hitting and holding, but Calzaghe slowly began to figure Hopkins out somewhat, landing flurries of short quick punches. Calzaghe was the aggressor and the overall punch volume was heavily in his favor. Hopkins scored the knockdown and landed the harder punches. Scores were 115-112, 116-111 Calzaghe, 114-113 Hopkins. After the bout, Hopkins claimed victory]