Sam-Skelton Off, Judah-Mosley Off, Castillo Retires

May 9th, 2008   Tags: Shane Mosley, Zab Judah, Matt Skelton, Martin Castillo  

Sinan Samil Sam has to take a break in preparing for his European heavyweight championship bout against Matt Skelton due to a hand injury. The title fight that was originally scheduled for May 30th in Istanbul will be postponed for about for weeks.
“It’s a pity”, states Sam. “I’m fired up to fight Skelton and I […]

Boxing News: Skelton-Sam, Williams-Airich, Ruiz, Froch

May 8th, 2008   Tags: John Ruiz, Carl Froch, Danny Williams, Matt Skelton  

Matt Skelton’s European heavyweight title challenge against Sinan Samil Sam has been postponed because of an injury to the Turk. The fight was due to take place in Istanbul on May 30. However, it will now be arranged at a later date when Sam has fully recovered. Skelton was looking to get back to winning […]

Chagaev Too Much For Skelton

January 21st, 2008   Tags: Ruslan Chagaev, Matt Skelton  

In a fight that was marred by excessive wrestling on the inside, undefeated World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (24-0-1, 17 KOs) won a hard-fought unanimous decision over 40 year-old Matt Skelton (21-2, 18 KOs) on Saturday night at the Burg-Waechter Castello, in Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. In the opening round, Skelton found a way […]

Skelton Chagaev: Can Matt Pull Off The Upset Over Ruslan?

January 14th, 2008   Tags: Ruslan Chagaev, Matt Skelton  

British Commonwealth heavyweight champion Matt Skelton (21-1, 18 KOs) goes up against the undefeated World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (23-0, 17 KOs) this Saturday night in a 12-round bout at the Burg-Waechter Castello, in Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. It will be Chagaev’s long overdue first title defense of his WBA title in which he […]

Chagaev vs. Skelton: Ruslan Returns To Action on January 19th

January 1st, 2008   Tags: Boxing, Ruslan Chagaev, Matt Skelton  

World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev finally makes his initial title defense when he takes on 40 year-old British challenger Matt Skelton (21-1, 18 KOs) on January 19th at the Burg-Waechter Castello, in Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Chagaev, 29, has been away from the ring for nine months, having battled both injuries and illness which […]