By Mark Vester
According to Sky Sports News, former British and European heavyweight Matt Skelton has been sentenced to five months in prison after being found guilty of "attempting to pervert the course of justice" [making false statements to the court and police]. Skelton admitted to attempting to avoid speeding fines on three occasions between November 2006 and August 2008. The court was told that on all three occasions Skelton falsely named "car valet Brian Williams" as the driver and gave at least one false statement.
"You are a role model to the public, particularly in Bedford and Bedfordshire, and you knew that you were," judge Gareth Hawkesworth told Skelton. "One deception in your case may be forgivable but not three over a long period of time."
