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 is pretty much a 40-year-old fighter, this is probably the best opponent the 28-year-old Macklin has ever faced during his 10-year pro career.
Winky Wright
Matthew Macklin vs. Winky Wright on April 9th
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 the fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and Erik Morales at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
39-year-old Winky Wright to fight on Marquez-Morales undercard on April 9th
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.
Ronald “Winky” Wright says, he wants a shot at Sergio Martinez!
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. Paul Williams was a tall lanky dude, Martinez is more of my size, I think he’s a sharp skilled fighter, and I want to come back and prove I’m the best middleweight out there.” Wright also mentioned how he can’t make 154, and would want to fight at a full 160 pounds no catch-weight.
Sergio Martinez could fight Winky Wright if Mayweather bout doesn’t happen
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 he could be facing Wright instead. This is an okay fight, but not quite as interesting as a rematch with Paul Williams, Kermit Cintron or Kelly Pavlik.
Arum: Pavlik could fight Winky Wright or Paul Williams next – News
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 zero interest in watching him fight Wright. And I’m betting that’s who Arum will match Pavlik against. That would be so perfect and so fitting for the kind of dull opponents that Pavlik has been matched up against in the past. I think Wright was a good fighter in his prime, but the guy is getting old. Arum says “I really believe that Winky Wright or Paul Williams will be next.” Notice how Arum mentioned Wright first? I bet that’s because he’ll be the one facing Pavlik next.
Wright Wants to Continue His Career – Should He?
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. I’ve been off for a long time. I’m coming back real soon. It’s definitely not my last fight. It’s been 21 months. I came back and fought the best, and I came up short tonight, but I’m coming back.”
Paul Williams Shuts Out Winky Wright
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 coming off three straight TKO wins, two of them in the first round; his last fight was an eighth round stoppage of Verno Phillips last November.
Williams Schools Wright – Is There Anyone That Can Beat Paul?
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, then you were in for a disappointment because Wright was beaten every which way by Williams, who punched nearly nonstop for the full 12 rounds and never really let Wright get into the fight.
Williams Easily Beats Wright: Should Winky Retire?
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 Wright from being able to block and counter punch. Wright, 37, who holds victories over Shane Mosley and Felix Trinidad, found himself under a constant barrage of punches from Williams.