By Mark Vester

According to UK media outlet Guardian Unlimited, a deal for a unification bout between WBO champ Joe Calzaghe and WBC/WBA champ Mikkel Kessler can be struck next week when Frank Warren meets with Kessler's promoter, Mogens Palle, to iron out a deal for the two fighters to collide in September.  

Calzaghe hopes the fight can be made, because he views Kessler as another fighter waiting to get picked apart, like Jeff Lacy.

"The way I feel, I think I could fight until I am 40, but I need big fights," Calzaghe said. "I have been a champion for 10 years, and I need to have fights against men like Kessler or Jermain Taylor. But honestly, I see Kessler as a rerun of my fight against Jeff Lacy."