Person: Matt Skelton

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Casey puts up hardened front for Martinez meeting

WILLIE “Big Bang” Casey took his rivalry with newly-crowned European super bantamweight champion, Kiko Martinez, to a new level when they met face-to-face for the third time in the plush surroundings of the new Grand Canal Theatre in Dublin yesterday.

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Harrison and Williams get punches in early

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Khan announces title fight

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Weighty issues force Harrison out

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French fighter lined up for Khan

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Williams joins Belfast bill

Calzaghe rewarded with title defence on home soil

JOE CALZAGHE has been rewarded for his magnificent March victory over Jeff Lacy with a world super-middleweight title date at his home city’s Millennium Stadium.

Fri, 28 Apr, 2006

Harrison withdraws from title defence

WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison has been forced to withdraw from his title defence on March 25 because of an abscess.

Tue, 07 Mar, 2006

Cakes off menu as Williams gets serious

DANNY WILLIAMS is taking British heavyweight champion Matt Skelton much more seriously than he did Olympic gold medallist Audley Harrison as he sets his sights on another world title shot.

Tue, 21 Feb, 2006

Maloney quells fears Harrison could be stripped of WBO title

FRANK MALONEY has quelled fears Scott Harrison could be stripped of his WBO featherweight crown and has denied a rift has developed between him and promoters Sports Network.

Thu, 22 Dec, 2005

Lee prepares for Detroit debut but vows to fight here

IRISH middleweight Andy Lee is gearing himself up for his professional debut in the USA in the New Year.

Mon, 19 Dec, 2005

Williams eyes world title shot

Danny Williams has been promised a world title shot by promoter Frank Warren - if he beats British rival Matt Skelton in an eliminator.

Sun, 11 Dec, 2005

No London date for McBride

Kevin McBride’s camp insist he will not be fighting Matt Skelton on December 10 at London’s ExCel Arena.

Tue, 08 Nov, 2005

Williams pulls out of title fight

Danny Williams has pulled out of tonight’s British heavyweight title challenge to Matt Skelton citing a bout of flu.

Sat, 16 Jul, 2005

Khan to make pro debut in Bolton

Amir Khan has been handed a hometown fight for his professional debut this summer thanks to a switch of venues.

Thu, 19 May, 2005

Williams pledges to get another world title shot

Danny Williams today pledged to bounce back from December’s crushing defeat by WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko by clinching another world title shot.

Thu, 21 Apr, 2005

Klitschko should look to future: Maloney

FRANK MALONEY has hit back at world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko for accusing Lennox Lewis of running scared of coming out of retirement for a rematch.

Wed, 16 Feb, 2005

Maloney chides Klitschko's taunting of Lewis

Frank Maloney has hit back at world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko for accusing Lennox Lewis of running scared of coming out of retirement for a rematch.

Tue, 15 Feb, 2005

Delays lead to Harrison pulling out of Skelton fight

Audley Harrison has pulled out of his planned fight with Matt Skelton, blaming “relentless delays” by promoter Frank Warren.

Fri, 06 Aug, 2004

Harrison ready for Skelton

Audley Harrison is ready to fight British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Matt Skelton, “if the money is right”.

Mon, 10 May, 2004

Skelton's a man in a hurry

Matt Skelton is a heavyweight in a hurry after becoming British and Commonwealth champion by halting Michael Sprott in the final round of only his 13th fight as a boxer at Reading on Saturday.

Sun, 25 Apr, 2004

Confident Skelton ready for Sprott

Matt Skelton, who switched from K-1 martial arts fighting in Japan to storm the UK domestic heavyweight boxing rankings in his mid-thirties, aims to win the British and Commonwealth titles in just his 13th fight tonight.

Sat, 24 Apr, 2004