And Finally, the big guys get in between the ropes as Matt Skelton defends his Commonwealth title against Michael Sprott, for an "alleged" world title shot to the winner.
Matt Skelton (20-1, 18KOs) steps back into the ring for the first time since he danced past Danny Williams to reclaim the Commonwealth title in early July last year. Williams also gave him his first defeat in a war in February of 2005. Skelton's age is a bit of a mystery, lying somewhere between 38 and 41 according to various sources, so either way it would seem that he is in the last chance saloon if he wants to challenge for highter honours. Skelton is a very big man, and will stand three inches higher than Sprott, although only four pounds heavier. I expect Skelton to revert to his brawler style to try and demolish Sprott, and ploughing forward with big hits and little boxing finesse.
Michael Sprott (30-10, 15KOs) is coming off some very significant victories over Audley Harrison via emphatic KO, and German rising star Rene Dettweiler by SD in Germany, and will be hoping to overturn his previous KO to Skelton back in April 2004. Sprott has been the third man of British heavyweights behind Williams and skelton for a while, and will no doubt look to claim the top spot and the promised world challenge. Sprott has mixed in a very high caliber of opponents for a number of years, and will hope that he can use that experience to try and keep Skelton from swamping him, and work with accurate shots off the back foot.
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