Calzaghe to clash with Woods in a Millennium Stadium mega-fight

Joe Calzaghe is set for a domestic super-fight with Clinton Woods should the Brits abroad both win in America.

IBF light-heavyweight champion Woods faces Antonio Tarver in Tampa on Saturday before Calzaghe meets Bernard Hopkins in Las Vegas on 19 April.

"We have made verbal agreements to bring Clinton and Joe together," said Woods' promoter Dennis Hobson.

Calzaghe's promoter Frank Warren added: "British fans loves domestic showdowns and it would make sense for both guys."

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WBO super-middleweight king Calzaghe has held a long-term ambition to become a two-weight world champion.

And should Woods beat American Tarver in his home-town this weekend, the Sheffield showman would prove a viable option for Calzaghe even though the unbeaten Welshman turned down a �1m offer to fight Woods two years ago.

Both promoters hope to stage the multi-million pound Battle of Britain in front of a capacity 50,000 crowd at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium in October.

"If Woods comes through against Tarver, and that's a really tricky fight for him, I think he will capture the imagination of a lot of American fans and it would make a lot of sense for him to fight Joe," Warren told The Daily Telegraph.

Calzaghe moves up from the super-middleweight division he has dominated for ten years to take on 43-year-old Hopkins in Vegas for The Ring Magazine light-heavyweight belt.

After Tarver, I would definitely like to fight Calzaghe, who I think will be beat Hopkins Clinton Woods

Should the 36-year-old southpaw impress on his American debut against one of boxing's living legends, Calzaghe would finally cement his name among US sports fans.

So a Calzaghe v Woods showdown would be an attractive proposition for the mega-rich American TV companies.

Woods said: "After Tarver, I would definitely like to fight Calzaghe, who I think will be beat Hopkins."

Calzaghe unified the super-middleweight division in his last fight at the Millennium Stadium when he demolished Mikkel Kessler on points last November.