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Winky Wright Biography
Winky Wright is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on November 26, 1971 in Washington, Washington, D.C., United States. World champion light middlewieght boxer. He set a record for his career of 51-25-6.
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After his second-round knockout of Carlos Santana on July 30, 1992, in St. Petersburg, Florida, the ring announcer called him “Winky” Wright, the name given to him by his grandmother when he was 6 months old and that had unofficially stuck with him since he was 18 months old. The nickname stuck with him for the rest of his career following his win over Santana.
Big time promoters like Don King and Lou Duva would not promote Wright in the early part of his career. His first big time promoters were the French-based Acaries brothers, who struck a deal for Wright to fight Darryl Lattimore in Luxembourg on January 1, 1993. Wright knocked Lattimore down three times, and the fight was stopped. Wright went on a tear during his tour of Europe, winning 8 straight in France, Germany, Monte Carlo, only fighting in the United States once over the next year.
He got married to Sayquana Barney in 2009.
| Name | Winky Wright |
| First Name | Winky |
| Last Name | Wright |
| Occupation | Boxer |
| Birthday | November 26 |
| Birth Year | 1971 |
| Place of Birth | Washington |
| Home Town | Washington, D.C. |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Sayquana Barney |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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However though on February 4, 1995, Wright would bounce back in his typical fashion, defeating Tony Marshall by unanimous decision to win the vacant NABF light-middleweight title.
Winky Wright Net Worth
Winky Wright is one of the richest Boxer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Winky Wright's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
The first time he became a professional was in the year 1990, having won the majority of his amateur bouts.
“Pound 4 Pound” is the title of his record label independent company.
Ronald Lamont “Winky” Wright (born November 26, 1971) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2012. He is a two-time light middleweight world champion and remains the last to hold the undisputed title at that weight. In his later career he also challenged for a unified middleweight world title. He announced his retirement from boxing in 2012, following a loss to Peter Quillin.
| Net Worth | $8 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Boxer |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Wright continued fighting in Europe, only fighting in the United States once, until his unanimous decision victory against Andrew Council on March 5, 1996. His impressive win opened the door to fight WBO light-middleweight champion Bronco McKart, a fight Wright won by split decision. Wright successfully defend his title in England three times; twice in Manchester against local fighters Ensley Bingham and Steve Foster, and Adrian Dodson in London.
He stopped working with the Acaries brothers in 1999, stating that he was tired of all the travelling. He went on to knock out Derrick Graham in the third round in Miami, Florida. Wright then challenged IBF light-middleweight champion Fernando Vargas. Although some ringside fans and members of the media felt that Wright had won the fight, Vargas ended up winning a controversial majority decision. Harold Lederman (a ringside boxing broadcaster for HBO whose job is to unofficially score fights) scored the bout 115–113, for Wright.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Winky Wright height 5 ft 10 in Winky weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 ft 10 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
On August 21, 1994, Wright received his first title match against WBA light-middleweight champion Julio César Vásquez in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France. Although he was 25–0 at the time, Wright had not fought in a match that had gone more than 8 rounds. His inexperience showed as Winky lost a unanimous decision, with Vasquez knocking down Wright in the second, seventh and ninth rounds, as well as twice in the twelfth round (Wright also officially slipped 3 times during the fight and 4 times unofficially). However, the decision proved controversial, as Vasquez only won the fight on the knockdowns he scored (with Wright appearing to win every round (except the third round, which appeared to be even) that Vasquez didn’t knock him down in) and that the knockdown (which was the first knockdown) in the second round was a controversial variation of a slip (the one unofficial slip in the fight), which would mean that if it wasn’t controversially ruled a knockdown, Wright would’ve narrowly won the fight on the scorecards (on a one-point margin): 112–111. Vasquez however, won on the three official cards: 115–110, 114–110, and 113–110; meaning Vasquez would have won regardless of whether the second round knockdown was scored a slip or not. Wright would have had to have several of the knockdowns reversed to have gotten a legitimate decision victory.
For Wright’s next fight, Oscar De La Hoya offered to fight him. However, because of the lack of money The Golden Boy was willing to give Wright for the fight, the deal fell through and Oscar fought Luis Ramon Campas for the WBA/WBC titles. Wright went on to debut on National Television Las Vegas against Juan Carlos Candelo on March 1, 2003 in a title defense, winning a unanimous decision. He followed that up with another blowout victory over Angel Hernandez 8 months later.
Who is Winky Wright Dating?
According to our records, Winky Wright married to Sayquana Barney . As of December 1, 2023, Winky Wright’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Winky Wright. You may help us to build the dating records for Winky Wright!Félix Trinidad’s jump to the middleweight division left the IBF light-middleweight title vacant. Wright scored a unanimous decision over Robert Frazier on October 12, 2001 to win the vacant title. In his first defense on February 2, 2002, Wright stopped Jason Papillion in the fifth round. He took a third fight against Bronco McKart, which ended in controversy as the referee disqualified McKart for repeated low blows in the 8th round.
Facts & Trivia
Winky Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Winky Wright celebrates birthday on November 26 of every year.
The rematch took place on November 20, 2004. This fight was much closer because Winky deliberately gave away some of the rounds and even dropped his hands in one round, in order to show that Mosley couldn’t hurt him. Two judges scored 115–113 for Wright and one judge scored the bout a draw. Wright was awarded the majority decision, which despite Wright blatantly giving away a few of the rounds, was still a decisive victory in his favour. Soon after, Wright would vacate his titles to move up to the middleweight division to challenge Félix Trinidad.
What was Winky Wright's boxing record?
Though Wright lost his final three fights, he still went down as one of the greatest of all time. He finished his career with an overall record of 51-6-1. During his career, The Ring magazine ranked him as the second-best active boxer, pound for pound in 2005.
Is Winky Wright a Hall of Famer?
Vitali Klitschko, Erik Morales and Winky Wright were elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
Was Winky Wright Undisputed?
It was another bitter disappointment for Wright. “No, I don’t think the draw was a fair call,” he said. “I would have been the first undisputed junior middleweight champion and middleweight champion, undisputed in both weight classes (because) I never lost my junior middleweight titles.
What weight class was Winky Wright?
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Is Winky Wright married?
Sayquana Barney
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