IT’S back to the boxing for me then! No more talk of the waltz, Craig Revel Whatshisface or nerves on the night, because my Strictly Come Dancing experience has come to an end.

It’s just the way it goes of course, but unfortunately I was kicked out of the show despite doing my best performance of the whole competition. I guess that’s life.

Some people have said to me that I looked relieved to be kicked out of it but that’s not true at all, I was gutted, that’s the truth.

I don’t do losing, it’s not something I’ve encountered in the last 25 years of boxing and I was very disappointed.

I was gutted for my dance partner Kristina Rihanoff because she worked so hard and deserved to go further in the competition.

I trained so hard and I didn’t expect to go out. For the first time I fancied my chances in the dance-off, I wasn’t bottom of the leaderboard and two of the couples had been a bit rubbish during the show and I felt I had improved.

But somehow I ended up against Zoe Lucker in the dance-off who I believe came second on the night with the judges, so I am not quite sure how that happened really.

I never had a chance against Zoe and the dance-off was probably the best I danced on the show as the pressure was off and I knew I was going to lose!

But I leave the show with no regrets and my head held high. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

It was a great adventure, a once in a lifetime thing. I really enjoyed it but it’s tough because some people on it have real dancing experience and I went into it completely blind.

This week we announced details of our next Calzaghe Promotions Show, at the Newport Centre on November 20.

We’re progressing very well with Calzaghe Promotions and I am thrilled. I think we’re ready to answer some critics and show that we are in this for the long haul.

We’re expecting a cracking evening next month because it’s a good card.

We’ve got Bradley Pryce and the returning Tony Doherty at the top of the bill and fans of these two tremendous fighters will know that they can produce real fireworks in the ring.

Both of them have a lot to prove and we firmly believe they will both challenge for titles in 2010.

We’ve got a lot of young talent on the bill as well including Chris Evangelou, our first signing from outside of the area.

Chris has a great pedigree, he was a talented amateur fighter and he stood up very well to the test of sparring with Tony Doherty, who didn’t go easy on him, when he came to the gym for the first time.

Chris had many offers, including one from Hatton Promotions, but he’s opted to sign with us and move to Newbridge to train, which is a real sign that he’s serious about his career.

Things have improved a lot with Calzaghe Promotions, it’s a difficult time, but we’re finding our feet.

The economy has made things really tough for everyone, there are limited opportunities in terms of television for a start, but we are doing our best to make it work and want to promote the talent in Wales. I can’t believe how many great fighters we have here.

We have a proper team in place now with football agent Paul Stretford on board, Gary Lockett, who I have known for half my life, and dad who has got his smile back and is really enjoying training again.

Promoting is a bit like fighting in that the more you do it the more you learn. We are hoping that in 2010 we can move onwards and upwards and make sure we put the hard work in and get a show on every couple of months.

Congratulations to Carl Froch for making a winning start in the Super Six tournament with a split decision with over Andre Dirrell, but I have read in the papers I’ve upset him again.

In my column in the Argus last week I suggested Carl has a suspect defence and that I thought Mikkel Kessler would have too much for him when the pair meet in March. I also wished Carl all the best for the tournament, because he’s the big hope for British boxing and I am tired of having to talk about him.

But Carl isn’t happy with those comments. He has blasted me, describing me as jealous and saying that it’s just my opinion. He also says I vacated my title so I wouldn’t have to fight Carl.

Firstly, of course it’s just my opinion. I don’t have a crystal ball, I can’t guarantee that Kessler will beat Froch, it is just my personal opinion. I didn’t cry about it when Froch tipped Jeff Lacy to beat me, I let my boxing do the talking.

As for retiring to avoid a fight with Carl Froch, I don’t really have a response to that. I retired undefeated having just won two of the biggest fights of my life in America.

One of my sons was crying his eyes out in New York when I fought Jones, begging me not to fight. For the sake of my legacy and family, I decided to call it a day, a decision I am very happy with. Carl Froch obviously wasn’t a factor, the idea is laughable.

From what I’ve heard Froch versus Dirrell wasn’t good (apparently Dirrell was very negative), but we’ll see what Carl is all about against Kessler.

I am hoping Kessler wins in America against Andre Ward in a couple of weeks, because it’ll set up the Froch fight perfectly. Carl should be focused on that, not me.