Thomas Williams Jr.

Thomas Williams, Jr.
Statistics
Real name Thomas Williams, Jr.
Nickname(s) Top Dog
Rated at Light Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach 72 in (183 cm)
Nationality American
Boxing record
Total fights 22
Wins 20
Wins by KO 14
Losses 2
Draws 0
No contests 0

Thomas Williams, Jr. is an American professional boxer from Ft. Washington, Maryland.

Professional career

Williams turned professional at 2010 after a strong amateur career. He is managed by 2012 Boxing Writers Association of America Manager of the Year Al Haymon.[1]

Early career

A 23-year-old Williams made his debut as a light heavyweight on November 6, 2010 at the Jaycees Community Center, Waldorf, Maryland against 34-year-old Daniel Shull in a scheduled 4-round bout. Williams won via unanimous decision (40-35, 40-35 and 40-36) on all three judges scorecards.[2] In 2011, Williams fought a total of five times, winning all of them, his opponents, Bennie Meeks, who Williams beat via first round TKO, Mark Anderson via points, Lee Lee Pender via 1st round knockout, Donnie Moore via 1st round knockout and Reynaldo Rodriguez via 2nd round knockout.

Rising up the ranks

Williams faced his toughest test on November 26, 2013 at the BB&t Center in Sunrise, Florida against former two-time world title challenger Yusaf Mack (31-6-2, 17 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round fight. The fight went the distance with Williams winning via unanimous decision, the three judges scored it (99-91, 98-92 & 97-92).[3] Williams next fought 32 year old Cornelius White (21-2, 16 KOs) on January 24, 2014 at the Little Creek Casino Resort, Washington for vacant WBO NABO light heavyweight title. All the action took place in round 1 as Williams was knocked down first; however, Williams recovered and managed to knockdown White twice as the referee waved the fight off after 2 minutes and 49 seconds of round 1.[4] On April 24, 2014 Williams defeated Enrique Ornelas (34-6, 22 KOs) via 3rd round knockout.

Williams defended his WBO NABO title against 35 year old Spanish boxer Gabriel Campillo (23-6-1, 10 KOs) on August 1, 2014. Williams was ahead on 2 scorecards after 5 rounds (49-46, 49-46 and 47-48), but never came out for round 6, resulting in his first loss as a professional, bringing his record to 17 wins, with 1 loss. This fight was also an IBF Eliminator for the #2 spot.[5] Following his loss against Campillo, Williams reached out to famed boxing trainer and commentator, Theodore "Teddy" Atlas, and received advice that the test of a man and of a champion is, "...what you do after this, what you learn from this, [and] what you do from this moment on."[6] This advice was not lost on Williams.

Williams fought four months later in December against experienced 35-year-old Michael Gbenga at UIC Pavilion in Chicago. The fight went a full 10 rounds as Williams was announced the winner unanimously 98-91 on all three scorecards. After 11 months hiatus, Williams returned to the ring in November 2015 at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi against Umberto Savigne (12-2, 9 KOs). Savigne and Williams were both knocked down in round one. Savigne was down again in round 2 as referee Keith Hughes waved the fight off.

Williams vs. Rodriguez

Williams returned to the ring on April 30, 2016 on the undercard of Ortiz-Berto at the StubHub Center, Carson, California in a scheduled 10-round fight against former world title challenger Edwin Rodriguez (28-1, 19 KOs), whose only other career loss was to undefeated Super-Middleweight champion Andre Ward. The fight only lasted 6 minutes, as Rodriguez was knocked down twice in round 2.[7]

World title challenge

Williams vs. Stevenson

Promoter Yvon Michel announced on June 16, 2016, Williams would challenge 38-year-old lineal and WBC World light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson (27-1, 22 KOs) on July 29 at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City. This was Stevenson's seventh title defense.[8] Williams weighed in the heaviest of the two at 174.6lbs with Stevenson in at 173.6lbs.[9] In a brief slugfest, Stevenson knocked out Williams in round 4 to retain his titles in his seventh successful defense. Stevenson connected with a hard left to Williams' head in round one that floored him with approximately 30 seconds left, however Williams beat the referees count.[10]

Professional boxing record

22 fights, 20 wins (14 knockouts), 2 losses, 0 draw, 0 NC
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
22 Loss 20-2 Canada Adonis Stevenson KO 4 (12), 2:54 29 Jul 2016 Canada Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada For lineal & WBC Light heavyweight title
21 Win 20-1 Dominican Republic Edwin Rodriguez KO 2 (10), 2:59 30 Apr 2016 United States StubHub Center, Carson, California, USA
20 Win 19-1 Cuba Umberto Savigne TKO 2 (10), 1:48 13 Nov 2015 United States Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
19 Win 18-1 Ghana Michael Gbenga UD 10 12 Dec 2014 United States UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, USA
18 Loss 17-1 Spain Gabriel Campillo RTD 5 (12), 3:00 01 Aug 2014 United States Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington, USA Lost WBO NABO light heavyweight title.
17 Win 17-0 Mexico Enrique Ornelas KO 3 (10), 2:48 24 Apr 2014 United States Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California, USA
16 Win 16-0 United States Cornelius White TKO 1 (10), 2:49 24 Jan 2014 United States Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington, USA Won vacant WBO NABO light heavyweight title.
15 Win 15-0 United States Yusaf Mack UD 10 26 Nov 2013 United States BB&t Center, Sunrise, Florida, USA
14 Win 14-0 United States Otis Griffin UD 8 18 May 2013 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
13 Win 13-0 United States Kevin Engel TKO 3 (8), 1:31 02 Mar 2013 United States Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
12 Win 12-0 United States Jason Smith TKO 3 (8), 1:56 12 Jan 2013 United States BB&t Center, Sunrise, Florida, USA
11 Win 11-0 Mexico Ricardo Campillo TKO 5 (6), 1:19 08 Dec 2012 United States Business Expo Center, Anaheim, California, USA
10 Win 10-0 United States Harley Kilfian KO 1 (6), 1:41 04 Aug 2012 United States Exposition Hall, Mobile, Alabama, USA
9 Win 9-0 Dominican Republic Ariel Espinal TKO 1 (6) 14 Jul 2012 United States Convention Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
8 Win 8-0 United States Jess Noriega TKO 1 (6) 12 May 2012 United States Convention Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
7 Win 7-0 United States Kentrell Claiborne UD 4 18 Feb 2012 United States American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
6 Win 6-0 Puerto Rico Reynaldo Rodriguez KO 2 (4), 0:56 10 Dec 2011 United States Convention Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
5 Win 5-0 United States Donnie Moore TKO 1 (4), 2:18 24 Sep 2011 United States Omar Shrine Temple, South Carolina, USA
4 Win 4-0 United States Lee Lee Pender KO 1 (4), 1:43 17 Sep 2011 United States Rec Center, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
3 Win 3-0 United States Mark Anderson UD 4 12 Aug 2011 United States Club Spotlight, Florence, South Carolina, USA
2 Win 2-0 United States Bennie Meeks TKO 1 (4), 2:00 21 May 2011 United States Rec Center, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
1 Win 1-0 United States Daniel Shull UD 4 06 Nov 2010 United States Jaycees Community Center, Waldorf, Maryland, United States

Personal

Williams is the son of former heavyweight contender Thomas "Top Dawg" Williams Sr.[11]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.queensberry-rules.com/2013-articles/march/richard-abril-wins-the-expected-eyesore-over-sharif-bogere.html
  2. ↑ "BoxRec - Thomas Williams Jr v Daniel Shull". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
  3. ↑ "Thomas Williams Jr outpoints Yusaf Mack". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  4. ↑ "Williams Jr. wins vacant WBO NABO title". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  5. ↑ "Thomas Williams Jr. suffers first loss". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  6. ↑ "Lessons Learned". thomaswilliamsjr.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  7. ↑ "Williams/Rodriguez lasts only 6 minutes". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  8. ↑ "Stevenson to defend title vs. Williams in Quebec". Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  9. ↑ "Official Weigh-ins". Sky Sports. July 29, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Stevenson stops Williams in 7th straight defense". Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  11. ↑ http://www.stiffjab.com/post/27428751509/opening-bell-dmv-boxing-prospects-grow-up-this-summer
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