Rob Calloway peers at retirement the way a myopic man reads the fine print in a contract. He keeps pulling it closer and closer to himself.

The St. Joseph boxer plans to box one last time in St. Joseph this fall, and while getting ready for that, he and his fans are taking the chance to reflect on his personal success and the achievement of reestablishing boxing locally.

In that vein, Calloway plans to host a celebration at 8 tonight at the Tap Room. Fans will be shown highlight tapes of some of his biggest matches, and they’ll talk about his retirement bout, which will be held Nov. 7 at Civic Arena.

“It’s been great to look back,” said Calloway, who has a 75-9 career record with 59 knockouts. “I’m just excited that I’m still healthy, and boxing gave me the chance to see the world. It’s been a great career.”

Tonight’s party is a chance to make official his final plans.

“People have been hearing about (my retirement plans) and talking about it for awhile,” he said. “We just thought we wanted to do something a little special and several people suggested this.”

Calloway is working on the card for the final fight. He hopes to include local fighters, but he hasn’t settled on an opponent yet.

In the meantime, he’s focusing on Team Calloway, the gym he owns and operates, and the amateur boxing program he runs. Calloway works with about 30 youths, including his son, Chase, who’s made an impact and scored big victories in national tournaments. Calloway will be taking Chase and about 15 other boxers to next week’s Ringside World Tournament for amateur boxers in Kansas City.

And Calloway’s also reestablished his physical therapy license, a work he hopes to start again after finishing his last bout.

“I’m looking forward to working in physical therapy again,” Calloway said, “and I love the idea of continuing to work with the kids in the amateur boxing.”

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