NEW YORK, NY (May 23, 2005) — East coast, West Coast, Southeast and Midwest — you name it, Winky Wright has been on it. National, regional and local TV and radio shows are changing their call letters to WINK — “all Winky, all the time!” Jim Rome, James Brown, JT The Brick, Brian Kenny, Dave Smith, Dave Cokin, Joe McDonnell & Doug Krikorian . . . Winky has been interviewed by them all, and the media requests are only growing!!!
Wright, the first and only man in the history of the 154-pound division to simultaneously hold all three major belts — WBC / WBA / IBF / — is still taking his media victory lap after his 12-round shutout victory and middleweight debut over the heavily favored Felix Trinidad, a world champion in three different weight divisions. The May 14 WBC middleweight title elimination bout victory, in front of a near capacity crowd exceeding 14,100 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, established Wright as the No. 1 contender and mandatory challenger to undisputed world middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins. Wright’s victory was so complete, it sent Trinidad back into retirement. HBO Pay Per View, which distributed the fight, announced that 510,000 purchased the pay-per-view, making it the year’s top boxing PPV to date, generating $25.5 million in revenue.
Winky goes live from New York This Wednesday! starting with an 8:35 A.M. ET interview with Brian Kilmeade on “Fox & Friends” (Fox News Channel), cable’s top-rated morning show. Later that afternoon, Winky goes to BET where he will tape segments on “Rap City,” “BET Style,” “MAAD Sports,” followed by a live appearance on “106 & Park” at 6 P.M. ET.
But wait….there is even more in the coming weeks! Too many to list right now, but stay tuned!
In the meantime, the following link will let you listen to his latest interview, with Tony Paige last Saturday night on WFAN-AM in New York. Winky called in from Las Vegas where was attending Tiger Woods’ “Tiger Jam” at Mandalay Bay Resort & casino. Enjoy!