No British title fight for Spedding

Anthony Mundine. Solomon Haumono. John Hopoate. Monty Betham. Now Richie Spedding?
Audley Harrison's defeat to Michael Sprott on Saturday has left the British heavyweight boxing scene wide open, with only three even half-credible fighters which inevitably led to rumours that Richie Spedding would soon be entering the squared circle to bring order to the division, but this website can officially deny those following an exclusive chat with the man himself.
"Promoters are always getting in touch" said Spedding yesterday, "but I'm just not interested. I mean - where's the challenge? Sprott, Skelton, Gammer - you're having a laugh mate". The news will no doubt come as a blow to the boxing fraternity.
Instead, Spedding's main concern in the fight game is the development of a young protegé who has been training alongside Spedding. "I've kind of taken him under my wing and he relishes the sort of training I do, although he obviously can't keep up yet". The fighter is believed to be a devout Muslim heavyweight, and the promotion potential in the United States is enormous as a result. "We'll go over there and milk the Americans for all their Islamophobia is worth" said astute businessman Spedding.

We also managed to pick his thoughts on the rugby. "Summer rugby? Be nice when it happens eh? I'm not sure why some of these clubs put up with it" he said, with specific reference to the Headingley turf last Friday night. "The ruggeroids make a right mess of that pitch all winter leaving the Rhinos with a quagmire to play on. And then they give the groundsman an award at half-time! Oh, the irony." However, Spedding failed to confirm or deny that his non-appearance was due to a multi-million pound boot deal which states that the multi-million pound boots he wears must always be pristine to preserve the company's image.