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| Former world champion boxer Joe Calzaghe has won his High Court battle over money with his ex-manager and promoter Frank Warren. | Former world champion boxer Joe Calzaghe has won his High Court battle over money with his ex-manager and promoter Frank Warren. |
| Calzaghe, who retired from the ring in February unbeaten, claimed he was owed £2m in unpaid fees. | Calzaghe, who retired from the ring in February unbeaten, claimed he was owed £2m in unpaid fees. |
| But Mr Warren claimed the Welsh super-middleweight owed him £1m for breaking a verbal contract for one more fight. | But Mr Warren claimed the Welsh super-middleweight owed him £1m for breaking a verbal contract for one more fight. |
| Mr Justice Wyn Williams dismissed Mr Warren's claim and ruled he should pay Calzaghe around £2m. | Mr Justice Wyn Williams dismissed Mr Warren's claim and ruled he should pay Calzaghe around £2m. |
| Mr Warren said he intends to appeal the amount he owes Calzaghe. | |
| The Newbridge boxer denied breaking a promise to Mr Warren, who managed him for 10 years from 1997. | The Newbridge boxer denied breaking a promise to Mr Warren, who managed him for 10 years from 1997. |
| Calzaghe then took over promoting his own fights. | Calzaghe then took over promoting his own fights. |
| During the court hearing in February, he claimed that Mr Warren, through his company Sports Network, managed to persuade him to sign contracts under duress while he was suffering dehydration and hunger preparing for fights. | During the court hearing in February, he claimed that Mr Warren, through his company Sports Network, managed to persuade him to sign contracts under duress while he was suffering dehydration and hunger preparing for fights. |
| Sports Network, throughout the litigation, has always said that it would pay Joe Calzaghe but we disputed the sum he claimed Frank Warren | |
| Calzaghe alleged that there was a conflict of interests while he was managed by Mr Warren because Sports Network was also promoting the fights. | Calzaghe alleged that there was a conflict of interests while he was managed by Mr Warren because Sports Network was also promoting the fights. |
| He counterclaimed that he was owed more than £2m in fees for his Bernard Hopkins win last year. | He counterclaimed that he was owed more than £2m in fees for his Bernard Hopkins win last year. |
| In a statement following the ruling, Mr Warren said he had never disputed he owed money to Calzaghe, but said the pair disagreed the amount. | |
| "Sports Network Limited has always paid every fighter what he was due, but in this case Joe Calzaghe demanded $4.6m (at a conversion rate equivalent to around £3.25m) which Sports Network regarded as exaggerated and fanciful," he said. | |
| "Sports Network, throughout the litigation, has always said that it would pay Joe Calzaghe but we disputed the sum he claimed. | |
| "We were right to do so and feel vindicated in defending Joe's claim which we have reduced by almost £1.5m. | |
| "Our lawyers have advised Sports Network to appeal to reduce the sum even further, which it fully intends to do." | |
| He added: "I am of course extremely disappointed that the judge did not go further in accepting we had an agreement with Joe to promote his last fights." |