Winky fight canceled

smoochp · 11-25-2008, 03:57 AM

Former undisputed junior middleweight champion Winky Wright was set to end a 17-month layoff on Dec. 4, but now he'll have to wait a bit longer to return to the ring.

Wright suffered an injury to his left hand sparring several days ago, forcing him to withdraw from a Versus-televised main event against Michi Munoz in Snoqualmie, Wash., Golden Boy Promotions executive David Itskowitch told ESPN.com on Monday night.
The card has been canceled, Itskowitch said.

"He injured his left hand near the base of the hand near his wrist," Itskowitch said. "He hit someone on top of the head while he was sparring and the hand started swelling up. He had an MRI but I was told he has a 33 percent decrease of strength in his hand."

After the injury happened, Wright thought he might still be able to fight by resting the hand for a few days, Itskowitch said. However, on Monday Wright saw a hand specialist, who told him he could not fight next month, Itskowitch said.

Unwilling to accept various fight offers because he was not satisfied with the purse offers, Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs) hasn't fought since losing a decision to Bernard Hopkins in a 170-pound fight in July 2007. But Wright grew restless and wanted to fight, so he took a lower-profile fight against Munoz (21-2, 14 KOs).

They were scheduled to meet at a contract weight of 164 pounds as Wright worked his way down to the 160-pound middleweight division, where he was a top contender after vacating the junior middleweight world championship.

The plan had been for Wright to shake off the ring rust from the long layoff against Munoz and then move on to a bigger fight on HBO in the first quarter of 2009. With the injury, it is unclear what his schedule will look like.

The Dec. 4 co-feature was slated to be super middleweight prospect Daniel Jacobs against Victor Lares in an eight-rounder. That fight may move to Dec. 6 and open the Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao HBO PPV telecast at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Dan Rafael covers boxing for ESPN.com.

boxingbull · 11-25-2008, 04:49 PM

This sucks I was looking forward to see if he still has it and the exact weight he was fighting at.

Illmatic · 11-26-2008, 11:04 AM

Im sure his 5 fans are disappointed.

Motor City Sam · 11-26-2008, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Illmatic

Im sure his 5 fans are disappointed.

That's cold, Illmatic, but funny. I know Winky doesn't have the most exciting style, but he's a skillful guy and worth watching.

Igor · 11-26-2008, 06:12 PM

Hopefully we'll see Winky back in the ring before 2015.

smoochp · 11-26-2008, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Motor City Sam

That's cold, Illmatic, but funny. I know Winky doesn't have the most exciting style, but he's a skillful guy and worth watching.

If you need to go to sleep and can't just watch him and you will easily. Jermain and Mosley 2 were the only fights I enjoyes with him

11-25-2008, 03:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
smoochp PacDbest is the man Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Eastside Vegas Posts: 3,742	Winky fight canceled Former undisputed junior middleweight champion Winky Wright was set to end a 17-month layoff on Dec. 4, but now he'll have to wait a bit longer to return to the ring. Wright suffered an injury to his left hand sparring several days ago, forcing him to withdraw from a Versus-televised main event against Michi Munoz in Snoqualmie, Wash., Golden Boy Promotions executive David Itskowitch told ESPN.com on Monday night. The card has been canceled, Itskowitch said. "He injured his left hand near the base of the hand near his wrist," Itskowitch said. "He hit someone on top of the head while he was sparring and the hand started swelling up. He had an MRI but I was told he has a 33 percent decrease of strength in his hand." After the injury happened, Wright thought he might still be able to fight by resting the hand for a few days, Itskowitch said. However, on Monday Wright saw a hand specialist, who told him he could not fight next month, Itskowitch said. Unwilling to accept various fight offers because he was not satisfied with the purse offers, Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs) hasn't fought since losing a decision to Bernard Hopkins in a 170-pound fight in July 2007. But Wright grew restless and wanted to fight, so he took a lower-profile fight against Munoz (21-2, 14 KOs). They were scheduled to meet at a contract weight of 164 pounds as Wright worked his way down to the 160-pound middleweight division, where he was a top contender after vacating the junior middleweight world championship. The plan had been for Wright to shake off the ring rust from the long layoff against Munoz and then move on to a bigger fight on HBO in the first quarter of 2009. With the injury, it is unclear what his schedule will look like. The Dec. 4 co-feature was slated to be super middleweight prospect Daniel Jacobs against Victor Lares in an eight-rounder. That fight may move to Dec. 6 and open the Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao HBO PPV telecast at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Dan Rafael covers boxing for ESPN.com.

11-25-2008, 04:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
boxingbull Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Posts: 125	Re: Winky fight canceled This sucks I was looking forward to see if he still has it and the exact weight he was fighting at.

11-26-2008, 11:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
Illmatic Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 980	Re: Winky fight canceled Im sure his 5 fans are disappointed. __________________ "I'm scared every time I step into the ring, but sometimes you just have to bite down on your mouthpiece and say 'Let's Go.'"

11-26-2008, 06:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
Igor aka Huki Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: California Posts: 780	Re: Winky fight canceled Hopefully we'll see Winky back in the ring before 2015.

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