Wright vs Williams

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Paul Williams (right) connects on Winky Wright during a middleweight fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

Williams defeats Wright

Arreola makes quick work of McCline

Apr 11, 2009 (6 p.m.)

Winky Wright had the crowd on his side. But Paul Williams had speed and energy. In the end, Williams' activity won out as he scored a 12-round, unanimous decision victory over Wright Saturday night at Mandalay Bay. "My 12th round felt like my first, and that was due to my hard training. Running seven miles a day helped my breathing, " Williams said. "I expected him to throw good shots and he did. We went 12 hard rounds and I anticipated it would be a tough fight.

Paul Williams: Too good for his own good

April 12, 2009

By Brett Okamoto

Paul Williams dismantled Winky Wright Saturday night at Mandalay Bay. But in doing so, the unheralded southpaw may have only added substantial creditability to his title of being boxing's most avoided fighter. "There is nobody we wouldn't fight," said Williams' promoter Dan Goossen said. "This was a risky fight and he came out, as far as I'm concerned, as the elite pound-for-pound fighter in the world today."
Arreola’s personality matches his punches

April 12, 2009

By Andy Samuelson

Chris Arreola kept his undefeated record perfect and added another victim to his knockout list when he stopped veteran Jameel McCline in the fourth round of their NABF title fight Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
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Willams-Wright

Paul Williams defeated Winky Wright Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Wright fights for fallen friend

April 10, 2009

By Brett Okamoto

Winky Wright has thought of nothing but returning to the ring since October, dedicating himself to training more than at any other point in his career. But when he finally does enter the Mandalay Bay Events Center Saturday night after nearly two years away from boxing, Wright will allow his mind to wander for 10 long seconds from the challenge lying ahead in Paul Williams.
Williams looking to make statement against Wright

April 11, 2009

By Andy Samuelson

Paul Williams knows he’ll have the reach advantage tonight when he steps into the ring against Winky Wright at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Few can outspan his freakish 82-inch grasp, but the South Carolina native says that’s not the only position of superiority he possesses over the 37-year-old Wright, 10 years his elder. "I'm going to take it to him and make him fight," said Williams, who said age could be a factor in the fight.
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Wright-Williams Weigh-In
Blog: Sports: Upon Further Review

Wright, Williams hug it out at weigh-in

April 10, 2009 (5:15 p.m.)

By Brett Okamoto

With a row of media photographers waiting for the signature stare-down pose between Winky Wright and Paul Williams, the two "most avoided boxers" in the sport did the exact opposite. They smiled, laughed and even ... hugged?
Heavyweight Arreola ready for his name to carry weight

April 9, 2009

By Andy Samuelson

Casual boxing fans may have no idea who Chris Arreola is, but the Los Angeles native’s camp says after Saturday night “The Nightmare” will be a haunting face in what has been a faceless heavyweight division.
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Wright-Williams Media Day

Former two-time world champ Winky Wright and two division world champ Paul Williams answer questions at a news conference on Thursday, April 9, 2009 in preparation for their middleweight bout Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Fighters promise active, offensive bout

April 10, 2009

By Jeff Haney

Winky Wright, once a mainstay atop the rankings of boxing’s best fighters pound-for-pound, returns to the ring to face Paul Williams in a matchup of talented southpaws with unorthodox styles.
Winky Wright: Feared, respected and often avoided

March 26, 2009

By Jeff Haney

Boxing promoter Richard Schaeffer slipped into hyperbole when discussing the April 11 middleweight fight between Winky Wright and Paul Williams, describing them as the most feared fighters not in the sport but “on the planet.”

Fight Facts

Principals: Winky Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs) vs. Paul Williams (36-1, 27 KOs)

Stakes: 12-round nontitle middleweight fight

Time/site: Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center; first bout 2:30 p.m., main event approximately 8 p.m.

Tickets: $50 to $300, mandalaybay.com

TV:HBO (Cox cable channel 200, 800 HD)

Weigh-in: 2:30 p.m. today, J-POP Lounge, Mandalay Bay

Co-main event: Chris Arreola (26-0, 23 KOs) vs. Jameel McCline(39-3-3, 23 KOs), 12 rounds, heavyweights

Wright bio

Record: 51-4-1 (25 KOs)

Age: 37

Height: 5-foot-10 1/2

Nationality: American

Last Bout: July 21, 2007 vs. Bernard Hopkins, L (UD)

Williams bio

Record: 36-1 (27 KOs)

Age: 27

Height: 6-foot-2

Nationality: American

Last Bout: November 29, 2008 vs. Verno Phillips, W (TKO, 8th)

Nick Diaz fails to back up years worth of talk

A welterweight title fight that felt incredibly different wound up remarkably the same. Georges St. Pierre manhandled nemesis Nick Diaz with his wrestling. St. Pierre won every round on every judges' scorecard in Montreal for his sixth straight unanimous-decision victory. Diaz had preached his superiority over St. Pierre for years, but when he finally got his chance, he looked as helpless as all the other challengers to the 170-pound division's throne in the last six years. St. Pierre's consistency continued to amaze. Now it's on to Johny Hendricks, who defeated Carlos Condit in the evening's co-main event. Could he be the one to finally threaten St. Pierre?

Main Card Results
Winner	Loser	Method
Georges St. Pierre	Nick Diaz	Unanimous Decision
Johny Hendricks	Carlos Condit	Unanimous Decision
Jake Ellenberger	Nate Marquardt	Knockout
Chris Camozzi	Nick Ring	Split Decision
Mike Ricci	Colin Fletcher	Unanimous Decision

Date	Event	Headlining Match	Location
May 3	NABF Super Featherweight Title	Francisco Vargas vs. Jose Aguiniga	Las Vegas: The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan
May 4	WBC Welterweight Title	Floyd Mayweather vs. Robert Guerrero	Las Vegas: MGM Grand Garden Arena
May 18	UFC on FX 8	Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold	Jaragua, Brazil
May 25	UFC 160	Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva	Las Vegas: MGM Grand Garden Arena
June 8	UFC on FUEL TV 10	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum	Fortaleza, Brazil
June 15	UFC 161	Renan Barao vs. Eddie Wineland	Winnipeg, Manitoba
June 22	WBA Welterweight Title	Paulie Malignaggi vs. Adrien Broner	Brooklyn, N.Y.

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