Britain’s longest reigning world champion, Joe Calzaghe, made yet another successful defense of his prized WBO super-middleweight title this past Saturday. It was a dreary points win over Denmark-based Kenyan Evans Ashira in front of an adoring home crowd at the Cardiff International Arena in Wales. With the victory, the undefeated Welshman claimed win number forty in a career that has spanned twelve turns of the globe and seen him string together an ostensibly wondrous 17 consecutive defenses of his crown. [details (http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=1971)]