Winky Wright : biography
Ronald Lamont "Winky" Wright (born November 26, 1971) is an American former boxer. During his professional career he was recognized as the undisputed champion at light middleweight, and fought many notable world champions including Shane Mosley, Félix Trinidad, Jermain Taylor, Ike Quartey, Fernando Vargas, Bernard Hopkins and Paul Williams. Wright announced his retirement from boxing on June 4, 2012, following a loss to Peter Quillin.
Filmography
Year | Titlehttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1886467/ | Role | Notes |
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2004 | The Jury | Winky Wright | TV Series 1EP |
2005 | State Property 2 | Winky Wright | Cameo |
2006 | Loren Cass | Voice 1 | Documentary |
Life outside the ring
Wright has appeared in music videos for Busta Rhymes’ "Touch It Remix" (feat. Mary J. Blige, Missy, Rah Digga, Lloyd Banks, Papoose, DMX) 50 Cent’s "Outta Control Remix" (feat. Mobb Deep) Jamie Foxx’s "DJ Play a Love Song" (feat. Twista) and 2 Pistols’s "She Got It" (feat. T-Pain). He also appeared briefly in the cult hit State Property 2 along with Dame Dash and Beanie Sigel.
Wright has previously entered into ventures and endorsements with brands such as Reebok, Vitamin Water, Rocawear, State Property and 2(x)ist men’s underwear among many others. Through these partnerships, Wright has appeared in television commercials and ad campaigns around New York City and in Men’s Fitness, Men’s Health, VIBE and VIBE VixeN magazines.
He currently owns an independent record label, Pound 4 Pound Records, also based in St. Petersburg. The label consists of a talent roster which covers genres of music from rock & roll to hip hop.
Winky now has his own promotion company called Winky Wright Promotions.
Winky Wright got married to Sayquana Barney on August 1, 2009. Winky often participates in charity events, in which he also has his own charity event called which gives him the opportunity to give back to the community. He currently resides in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Winky Wright has recently been spotted in the Michael Jordan 10th Annual Celebrity Invitational Golf Tournament with other stars like John Smoltz, Ken Griffey Jr., Penny Hardaway, Larry David, among others.
Professional boxing record
|- |align="center" colspan=8|51 Wins (25 KOs), 6 Losses, 1 Draw |- | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res. | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round,Time | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |Loss |51-6-1 |align=left| Peter Quillin | | | |align=left|{} |
|-align=center |Loss |51-5-1 |align=left| Paul Williams | | | |align=left|{} |
|-align=center |Loss |51-4-1 |align=left| Bernard Hopkins | | | |align=left|{} ||
|-align=center |Win |51-3-1 |align=left| Ike Quartey | | | |align=left|{} |