Boxing in Wales decade of the 21st century of boxing in Wales was dominated by a single fighter, Joe Calzaghe. Although Calzaghe came to note after beating former Middleweight World Champion Chris Eubank on points in 1997 to win the WBO title, it was during the 2000s that he came to prominence. Calzaghe finished his career with 46 bouts and no losses, one of the few World Champions to retire undefeated. Other boxers of note to emerge during the early 21st century include, Jason Cook who became European Lightweight Champion in 2002, Nathan Cleverly the European, British and Commonwealth light heavyweight title holder,
Bruce Scott (boxer) Bruce Scott (boxer) Bruce "Lionheart" Scott () is a Jamaican/British professional light heavy/cruiserweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s, who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Southern Area cruiserweight title, BBBofC British cruiserweight title, and Commonwealth cruiserweight title (twice), and was a challenger for the Commonwealth light heavyweight title against Nicky Piper, World Boxing Organization (WBO) cruiserweight title against Johnny Nelson, World Boxing Council (WBC) cruiserweight title against Juan Carlos Gómez, Commonwealth cruiserweight title against Adam Watt, and World Boxing Union (WBU) cruiserweight title against Enzo Maccarinelli, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e. light heavyweight to