Strictly Come Dancing's pugilist dark horse: Joe Calzaghe

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By April MacIntyre Oct 5, 2009, 2:32 GMT

Handsome Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe is a dark horse on the "Dancing with the Stars" UK doppelganger, "Strictly Come Dancing." Strictly Come Dancing star and Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe EPA/DANIEL DEME

Strictly Come Dancing star and Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe EPA/DANIEL DEMERecently revealed in British press was that Calzaghe and his pro partner Kristina Rihanoff are dating.The 37-year-old boxer was last seen in the USA in 2008, defeating Bernard Hopkins in Las Vegas for an HBO-televised match that saw Calzaghe throw 707 punches to Hopkins’ 468. He landed 232 of them compared to Hopkins' 127.The same boxer, according to reports, was seen leaving Kristina's abode in London after spending the night with her before heading off for rehearsals for the show. Kristina's nickname is the 'Siberian Siren', and she has reportedly been working Joe overtime preparing for the demanding paso doble after absentee DWTS judge Len Goodman called his tango “a dance only a mum could love”. Reports from the UK are that Joe is diving headfirst into his training, determined to keep in the competition.Catch Joe in action:

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