Winky Wright Boxing News

By Dan Ambrose: Former junior middleweight world champion Ronald “Winky” Wright will be assisting trainer John Scully to get former two-time light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) get ready for his October 15th fight against WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Beloved former world champion and one-time Bernard Hopkins opponent, Ronald “Winky” Wright is in camp in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania, serving as a training advisor to former light heavyweight champion “Bad” Chad Dawson, as Dawson prepares to face the current World Boxing Council (WBC) and Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight World Champion Hopkins on Saturday, [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Top middleweight contender Matthew Macklin (28-2, 19 KO’s) is now forced to look for another opponent for his planned April 9th bout after his scheduled opponent Ronald “Winky” Wright (51-5-1, 25 KO’s) was forced to pull out of the fight due to a hand injury.

By William Mackay: Middleweight contender Matthew Macklin (28-2, 19 KO’s) faces 39-year-old former IBF/WBA/WBC/WBO junior middleweight champion Ronald “Winky” Wright (51-5-1, 25 KO’s) on April 9th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Macklin, 28, is 11 years younger than Wright and is still hoping to get a title shot against one of the [...]

Two time European Middleweight Champ, Matthew “Mack the Knife” Macklin has landed a high profile Las Vegas showdown with the legendary Ronald “Winky” Wright on April 9th. The fight will be the first of a lucrative promotional deal that Macklin has inked with Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions. The bout will take place [...]

LOS ANGELES, CA (February 22) – To become a legend, you must beat a legend and on Saturday, April 9, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., six “Action Heroes” will be featured in one night of all-out action fights where every bout pits two fighters looking to prove something against each [...]

LOS ANGELES, February 16 – In what promises to be an explosive night of fights featuring six all-action boxing heroes, on Saturday, April 9 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., five-time and three-division World Champion Erik “El Terrible” Morales (51-6, 35 KOs) returns to the pugilistic forefront when he faces power-punching [...]

By Jim Dower: The April 9th pay-per-view card with WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27 KO’s) vs. Erik Morales (51-6, 35 KO’s) in the headline bout of a huge talent rich card at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Michael Lieberman: EBU middleweight champion Mathew Macklin (28-2, 19 KO’s) is facing his moment of truth on April 9th against 39-year-old Ronald “Winky” Wright (51-5-1, 25 Kos’) in a scheduled 10 round bout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 28-year-old Macklin has seen his ratings surge by the sanctioning bodies in [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Number #3 ranked WBA middleweight contender Matthew Macklin (28-2, 19 KO’s) has made a name for himself in the past couple of years running over 2nd and 3rd tier opposition in the UK and capturing both the British and the European Boxing Union middleweight titles. Macklin, 28, has proven that he’s a [...]

By William Mackay: If 39-year-old Ronald “Winky” Wright (51-5-1, 25 KO’s) is 75% of what he used to be in his prime, he’s going to badly school middleweight contender Matthew Macklin (28-2, 19 KO’s) when they meet up on April 9th in their 10 round bout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Macklin, [...]

By William Mackay: In the latest boxing news, top middleweight contender Matthew Macklin (28-2, 19 KO’s) will be facing 39-year-old former junior middleweight champion Winky Wright (51-5-1, 25 KO’s) on April 9th on the undercard of the Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Erik Morales bout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Even though Wright [...]

By William Mackay: European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight champion Matthew Macklin (28-2, 19 KO’s) will reportedly be facing 39-year-old former IBF/WBA/WBC/WBO junior middleweight champion Ronald “Winky” Wright (51-5-1, 25 KO’s) on April 9th in a defense of Macklin’s EBU title. According to fighthype.com, the Macklin vs. Wright fight will be shown on the undercard of [...]

By Jason Kim: 39-year-old former IBF/WBA/WBC/WBO junior middleweight champion Ronald “Winky” Wright (51-5-1, 25 KO’s) reportedly plans on making a comeback on April 9th against a still to be determined opponent on the undercard of WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez’s pay-per-view fight against Eric Morales at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Marquise Bullock: In a Williams-Martinez post fight interview by Round1 TV at Youtube.com, When 38 year old Ronald “Winky” Wright (51-5-1 25KO’s) was ask whom does he think Sergio Martinez (45-2-2 25KO’s) should fight next he replied: “Me, me, I think he should fight me. Hopefully we could do that in March or April. [...]

By Eric Thomas: WBC/WBO middleweight champion Sergio Martinez could end up fighting 38-year-old Winky Wright (51-5-1, 25 KO’s) if a fight between Martinez and undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. doesn’t happen, according to Sportsillustratrated. Martinez, 35, is going to wait and see if a bout between him and Mayweather can be put together. If not, then [...]

By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum will be looking to match WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-1, 32 KO’s) against either 38-year-old fellow Top Rank fighter Winky Wright or Paul Williams next, according to an interview by Greg Leon of Boxing Talk.. Although I wouldn’t mind seeing Pavlik fight Williams, I have absolutely [...]

By Jason Kim: Former IBF/WBA/World Boxing Council light middleweight champion Ronald “Winky” Wright (51-5-1, 25 KO’s) is looking to leave Golden Boy Promotions and sign with Top Rank, according to the latest news. Wright, now 38, has been frustrated by his inability to land fights in the past few years. Wright has only fought once [...]

On The Ropes Boxing Radio interviews former Champions Winky Wright & Vivian Harris. On The Ropes will also be discussing the past weeks boxing matches, news and the upcoming fights.

By Jim Dower: Minutes after losing a badly one-sided 12-round unanimous decision loss to Paul Williams (37-1, 27 KOs) last night, former light middleweight champion Ronald “Winky” Wright (51-5-1, 25 KOs) said that he plans on getting back in the ring to continue his career after his loss to Williams, saying “It’s been 21 months. [...]

By Sam Gregory: Last night’s main event is a scheduled 12 round middleweight bout between 37 year old southpaw Ronald “Winky” Wright and 27-year-old southpaw Paul “The Punisher” Williams.” This will be the first time Winky Wright has been in the ring since his loss to Bernard Hopkins in July of 2007. Paul Williams is [...]

By Matt Stein: Last night, Paul Williams (37-1, 27 KOs) showed how much better he is than the other welterweights, junior middleweights and middleweights, by defeating Winky Wright (51-5-1, 25 KOs) by a near shutout 12-round unanimous decision at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas. If you were expecting a close fight, [...]

By Jim Slattengren: Winky Wright (51-5-1, 25 KOs) ran into a fighter that he had answers for tonight in getting badly beaten by Paul “Punisher” Williams (37-1, 27 KOs) by a one-sided 12-round unanimous decision at the Mandalay Bay Casino & Resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Williams unloaded a never ending amount of punches, preventing [...]

By Jason Kim: So much for Ronald “Winky” Wright’s (51-5-1, 25 KOs) so-called high guard defense. Tonight, Paul Williams (37-1, 27 KOs) made a mockery of Wright’s once airtight defense, raining countless punches on Wright and simply overwhelming his guard, beating him by a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision at the Mandalay Bay Events center, in [...]

At yesterday’s weigh-in for the middleweight bout between Paul Williams (36-1, 27 KOs) and Winky Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs) for tomorrow night’s bout at the Mandalay Bay Casino & Resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Wright weighed in at 159, and Williams came in at 157.

By Sean McDaniel: Newly crowned WBA super bantamweight champion Bernard Dunne (28-1, 15 KOs) received an award earlier today from the World Boxing Association, who named him ‘the boxer of the month’ for Dunne’s 11th round stoppage victory over champion Ricardo Cordoba (34-2-2, 21 KOs) on March 21st at the O2 Arena, in Dublin, Ireland.

By Manuel Perez: As much as I think that 37-year-old Ronald “Winky” Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs) is a great fighter, I predict he’s going to get knocked out on Saturday night by the younger 27-year-old Paul Williams (36-1, 27 KOs) in their 12-round bout at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. [...]

By Dave Lahr: Light middleweight Paul Williams (36-1, 27 KOs) hopes to add another name to his long list of wins when he faces his biggest test of his nine-year pro career in Ronald “Winky” Wright )51-4-1, 25 KOs) this Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The lanky [...]

Undefeated IBF middleweight champion King Arthur Abraham outclassed Lajuan Simon in Kiel on Saturday night to clinch the 29th victory in as many fights (23 KOs). Abraham connected with his trademark power punches throughout the entire 12 rounds and also knocked the brave challenger down in the third following a hard series. But Simon proved [...]

Winky Wright, Former Undisputed Junior Middleweight: “I get a lot of people asking me why I’m not fighting. I tell them it has nothing to do with negotiations, it’s because no one wants to fight me. No one wants to fight Winky Wright. They say it’s about the money, but it isn’t that. I wanted [...]