Upward and onward. Ronald “Winky” Wright (50-3, 25 KOs) defeats Australian Sam Soliman (31-8, 12 KOs) by way of unanimous decision. The scores were 115-112, 115-113 and 117-110.
The fight with Soliman was the most exciting fight for Winky in a long time. The workrate of Soliman made the fight and also made things very difficult for Wright. Soliman was riding a 19-fight win streak and was not going to lose that streak without a fight. During the course of the bout, Soliman threw 1260 punches, but he only landed 174 of them. Winky threw 652 punches and landed 300.
There were no knockdowns. Wright had Soliman in trouble in the tenth round. The chin of Soliman held up and he managed to escape the round to finish up the fight. Wright showed his boxing talent as he switched up his style several times to adapt to the unorthodox style of Soliman. Unlike Wright bout with Trinidad, this was a fight that made Winky work hard for the victory. [details]
The fight with Soliman was the most exciting fight for Winky in a long time. The workrate of Soliman made the fight and also made things very difficult for Wright. Soliman was riding a 19-fight win streak and was not going to lose that streak without a fight. During the course of the bout, Soliman threw 1260 punches, but he only landed 174 of them. Winky threw 652 punches and landed 300.
There were no knockdowns. Wright had Soliman in trouble in the tenth round. The chin of Soliman held up and he managed to escape the round to finish up the fight. Wright showed his boxing talent as he switched up his style several times to adapt to the unorthodox style of Soliman. Unlike Wright bout with Trinidad, this was a fight that made Winky work hard for the victory. [details]
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