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 ways after losing a WBA world title fight against Ruslan Chagaev on points earlier this year..
Carl Froch
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Boxing News: Oliver-Lopez, Froch-Williams
Connecticut super-bantamweight contender Mike “Machine” Oliver (21-0, 7 KO’s) will now take on 14-year, Colombian veteran Reynaldo Lopez (28-5-2, 19 KO’s) on this week’s installment of ESPN2’s Wednesday Night Fights, to be held at The Roxy in Boston, Massachusetts.
Oliver’s originally slated bout was to be against Julio Zarate, in an IBF Title Eliminator, but that fight fell through during the negotiation process.
Froch Stops Reid
British super middleweight champion Carl Froch (22-0, 18 KOs) stopped Robin Reid (39-6-1, 27 KOs) in the 5th round last night Ice Arena in Nottingham, England, when Reid was unable to continue due to a shoulder injury. Reid was knocked down in the 3rd and the fifth rounds, and appeared to be down in the 2nd as well. However, the referee missed it and called it a push. Following the fifth round, the fight was stopped by Reid’s corner. Afterwards, the 36 year-old Reid announced his retirement from boxing.