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Austin Williams Extends His Win Streak in Orlando

Austin Williams Extends His Win Streak in Orlando

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Austin Williams Extends His Win Streak in Orlando

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Austin Williams Extends His Win Streak in Orlando

Austin Williams (18-1, 12 KOs) had to fight smart for all 12 rounds in his unanimous decision win over Patrice Volny (19-2, 13 KOs).

Scores were 118-110, 116-112 and 115-113. With the victory, Williams has won two fights in a row since losing to Hamzah Sheeraz last year in June. The bout headlined a Matchroom Boxing card at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, FL. Fight fans around the world were able to catch the action live on DAZN.

Austin Williams Extends His Win Streak in Orlando

Austin Williams vs. Patrice Volny Fight Recap

Williams was the busier of the two in the early rounds, though he did not overexert himself. Volny increased his output in the third, allowing him to outland the American in certain rounds. He maintained a tight guard and consistently threw out the jab.

In round six, Volny buzzed his opponent on a couple occasions, including once with a looping left hook. Williams was able to briefly stun the Canadian towards the end of the round, but got hit with a hard left hand before the bell rang.

There were times where Volny had Williams hurt, but did not follow up. As the contest entered its second half, “Ammo” did what he could to land punches and appeared to want the win more. It was this approach that helped him seal the victory on the scorecards. In the final round he finished strong, overwhelming Volny with several shots.

Post-fight Interview

Austin Williams

“Amazing, amazing in every way,” said Williams after the fight. “This is what we trained for. Hard fights, tough guys who want to win. He [Volny] had never been stopped before. I was going for [the stoppage], but my maturity showed me I can’t go and blast out and get caught with something. I learned from doing that. I had to beat him strategically. He’s very smart. He listened to his corner the whole fight. I had to pick from experiences I have in previous fights and take him down.”

“It’s very hard because the guys who have the high guard, not only do they have the hight guard, they have the ability to lean back. So sometimes you can try to press them and pull. They know you’re coming so they’ll take a step back, create some distance and throw even bigger shots from the floor and you got to watch those because they come from the bottom up and those can turn your lights out before you know it so I was happy that I had that experience to see that.”

“My coach Kevin Cunningham, he told me to keep pushing him and if he wasn’t telling me that in the corner, I would have lost this fight. If it wasn’t for my coach, I would have lost this fight so I appreciate him so very much and that’s what I need to go to world championship level.”

Austin Williams vs. Patrice Volny Undercard Results

DAZN Broadcast

Just prior to the main event, Edgar Berlanga (23-1, 18 KOs) won via first round technical knockout against Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz (20-1-1, 16 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this 10-round super middleweight clash was 2:31. Gonzalez-Ortiz was first knocked down by a left hook. Though he got up, he was soon knocked down again by a series of hooks. The Puerto Rican got up yet again, but fell back to the ropes when Berlanga hit him with a left hook, causing referee Chris Young to step in and end the fight.

Omari Jones (1-0, 1 KO) won via second round technical knockout against Alessio Mastronunzio (14-6, 4 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this six-round super welterweight fight was 0:22. Referee Luis Pabon stepped in to end proceedings with Mastronunzio still standing as the Italian was getting hit with multiple clean punches without defending himself.

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Opening the broadcast on DAZN, Jamaine Ortiz (19-2-1, 9 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Yomar Alamo (22-4-1, 13 KOs). Scores for the 10-round super lightweight bout were 99-91 (x2) and 98-92.

YouTube Broadcast

In a clash that took place after the main event and was broadcast on YouTube, Pablo Valdez (9-0, 8 KOs, 1 NC) won via fifth round technical knockout against Mauro Godoy (37-11-1, 18 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this eight-round welterweight clash was 1:10. Godoy went down in the fifth from a left hook to the head. He got up, but was knocked down again from a right hook. Though he got up once more, referee Young deemed Godoy to be in no position to continue and ended proceedings.

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Currently writing out of Toronto, Canada, Saadeq first became a boxing fan while living in Doha, Qatar. Looking to become more involved in the sport, he began writing about boxing and has had work published in outlets such as Seconds Out and Boxing Social. He looks forward to continue covering boxing on Big Fight Weekend.

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