Fight Ruslan Chagaev W UD 12 (12) Matt Skelton

"Matt Skelton was very strong, he wasn't a normal opponent," said WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev after successfully retaining his world title for the first time against Matt Skelton on Saturday night in Dusseldorf, Germany. "It was a tough fight with a great challenger. This fight was also an important challenge for me and in the end I had to give everything. Due to the long break I couldn't give everything read more ...

WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev had some problems with tough challenger Matt Skelton, showing his nine month layoff since winning the belt, but succeeded with a twelve round unanimous decision to defend his championship for the first time. The bout started at a fast pace with Skelton being the aggressor. He was able to get into the infight more than once and unleashed two good uppercuts. Chagaev got some good work read more ...

Ruslan Chagaev 229.2 vs. Matt Skelton 254.6 (WBA world heavyweight championship) Taras Bidenko 220.4 vs. Cisse Salif 262.7 (WBA Intercontinental heavyweight championship) read more ...

Today's press conference in Dusseldorf, was a "one-man show" by WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev after his opponent Matt Skelton was a no-show. Skelton decided to remain a few extra days in his hometown of Bedford, England, and will arrive Wednesday. The unbeaten Chagaev (23-0-1, 17 KOs) will make the first defense of his world title on Saturday at the popular Burg-Wächter Castello fight venue read more ...

Matt Skelton will challenge for the WBA World Heavyweight title on January 19 as he aims to become the first British world champion in boxing's Blue Riband division since Lennox Lewis. Commonwealth champion Skelton will travel to Dusseldorf, Germany, to meet defending champion Ruslan Chagaev. It represents remarkable journey for Skelton, who turned professional in his late 30s with no amateur experience having previously read more ...

Unbeaten WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev will make the first defense of his title against Commonwealth champion Matt Skelton from the United Kingdom. The bout will take place at the Burg-Wächter-Castello in Dusseldorf, Germany, on January 19, 2008. Since a impressive decision victory over then-champion Nicolay Valuev in April 2007, “The White Tyson” was slated to unify the WBA and WBO belts in a October read more ...