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.

Skelton, who admits to being 35 but is believed by some of his rivals to be older, challenges Michael Sprott at Reading’s Rivermead Leisure Centre in the UK..