Winky shows his class to outpoint Trinidad

America’s Ronald ‘Winky’ Wright produced a boxing masterclass to easily outpoint Felix Trinidad of Puerto Rico in a WBC middleweight title eliminator in Las Vegas.

Former world light-middleweight champion Wright controlled the contest throughout behind his superb southpaw jab and a rock-solid defence.

Scores of 120-107 and 119-108 twice were returned as Winky earned the right to face undisputed middleweight kingpin Bernard Hopkins.

The 33-year-old rose to prominence with two wins over Shane Moseley last year.

And he improved his stock even further by outclassing Trinidad, a former world champion at welterweight, light-middle and middle whose only previous defeat in 43 fights was a 12th-round loss to Hopkins in 2001.