Skelton unbowed by defeat to Chagaev
Published Date:
21 January 2008
MATT Skelton left Dusseldorf insisting he can still fulfil his ambition of winning a version of the world heavyweight title despite his comprehensive points defeat to WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev on Saturday.
The Bedford 40-year-old produced arguably the best performance of his career but was still no match for the clever Uzbek, who triumphed 117-110, 117-111, 117-111 on the judges' cards.
"The dream hasn't died," said Skelton. "Hopefully I can get another title shot. I've got to sit down and discuss it and I won't do anything rash."
Meanwhile, Roy Jones Jr eased to a 116-110, 116-110 and 117-109 points win over Puerto Rican Felix Trinidad in a light-heavyweight non-title contest in New York on Saturday.
The full article contains 132 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
20 January 2008 9:46 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
