By Erik Schmidt: Stamina plagued Cuban cruiserweight Yoan Pablo Hernandez (19-1, 11 KOs) pulled off a surprising 8-round unanimous decision over former amateur star Aaron Williams (19-2-1, 13 KOs) on Saturday night at the Jako Arena, in Bamberg, Germany. The final judges’ scores were 79-76, 80-72 and 80-72.
Aaron Williams
Estrada-Povetkin, Williams-Licina – News
Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. president Jimmy Burchfield made several key announcements today, ranging from a minimum 11-fight schedule in 2009 to major fights in Germany for two of his top fighters, Jason “Big Six” Estrada and cruiserweight “Awesome” Aaron Williams.
Yoan Pablo Hernandez vs. Aaron Williams On Jan 24th
By Erik Schmidt: Two talented but flawed cruiserweight contenders Yoan Pablo Hernandez (17-1, 10 KOs) and Aaron Williams (19-1-1, 13 KOs) will meet in an eight-round bout on January 24th at the Erdgas Arena, Riesa, in Sachsen, Germany. Both fighters have excellent amateur backgrounds, winning a number of championships each, but finding the going slightly tough at the start of their pro careers.
Herrera Stops Williams
By William MacKay: Previously unbeaten cruiserweight prospect Aaron Williams (17-1-1, 12 KOs) was stopped in the 5th round by Colombian knockout artist Jose Luis Herrera (16-4, 16 KOs) of a scheduled 10-round at the Twin River Event Center, in Lincoln, Rhode Island on Wednesday night.
Aaron Williams vs. Herrera Tonight
By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten cruiserweight prospect Aaron Williams (17-0-1, 12 KOs) will take on the hard-hitting Colombian Jose Luis Herrera (15-4, 15 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round bout tonight on the ESPN card at the Twin River Event Center, in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Williams, only 22, is a former 9-time U.S. amateur champion, and Gold medal winner in the 2003 U.S. National PAL Championships, and is thought to be one of the best prospects in the cruiserweight division by many people.
Williams has recorded a high percentage of knockouts on his record, which includes eight 1st round knockouts. Also among the many early knockouts is a 2nd round KO of DeLeon Tinsley, an especially brutal one-punch knockout that was seen on ESPN, and later became one of their highlight reel knockouts that they frequently show to viewers. The funny thing is, though he has a lot of knockouts, Williams isn’t that hard of a puncher, at least as far as one-punch power goes. He mostly gets his knockouts from an accumulation of punches he lands and also because of his blinding speed.
Boxing News: Solis-Botha, Aaron Williams, Khan-Gomez
Olympic gold medallist Odlanier Solis and former world heavyweight champion Francois Botha were meant to meet in the ring in December 2007 but the “White Buffalo” drew in his horns on very short notice. Now everything is set and the contracts are signed for the fight to take place on May 30th in Bilbao, Spain..