Boxing: SKELTON: I COULD TAKE ON TYSON

British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Matt Skelton insists he would have no fears fighting the former undisputed world champion Mike Tyson.

Skelton is booked to fight an as-yet-unnamed American opponent at York Hall, Bethnal Green, on July 30 as part of the build-up to the Sky Sports screening of Tyson's clash with former British and Commonwealth champion Danny Williams in Louisville, Kentucky.

Skelton said: "I would have liked the fight and would have taken it with a view to winning it if I'd been offered.

"I can't speak for Williams but hopefully he isn't going just for a pay cheque. Tyson was phenomenal and we all looked up to him but I would take that fight and hope to win it.