Boxing Results: Austin Williams defeated Patrice Volney. Edgar Berlanga wins a quick knockout

Middleweight Austin ‘Ammunition’ Williams (18-1, 12 KOS) won a surprisingly wide 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday night in a battle that appears to be close enough to tie a tier with second-tier fighter Patrice Volney (19-2, 13 KOs) at the headliner at Orlando’s Caribe Royale.

(Credit: Melina Pizzano/Matchroom)

28-year-old Williams focused on overtaking the 35-year-old Volny, bigger, stronger, and much older, using his voluptuous punch style. The round was so close it was impossible to tell who was improving the action. Ultimately, the judges focused on a strong finish on the ammunition, but the scores were not banged due to the way the fight unfolded.

Score

118-110
116-112
115-113

Hahn’s Plan

After the fight, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn said he wanted to give the ammunition Williams a title shot by the end of the year. He wasn’t saying which champion, but considering the ammunition ranks the highest in the WBA at #7, Hearn targets champion Ellis Landirara for Williams.

I don’t see ammunition defeating Lara, not WBC champion Carlos Adams, particularly IBF/WBO champion Janibek Alimkhanuly. They bumped too hard, and still very green light ammunition Williams has too much talent. He fights like a muscular man, and for some reason he can’t create power.

“It was a much better victory in his career,” promoter Eddie Hearn said of Ammo Williams. “The middleweight division is now dead. I think it’s time for the man to fight for the world title in 2025.”

Edgar Berlanga crushes Gonzalez Ortiz

It should be said that other prominent fights on the cards, super middleweight or cruiserweight, Edgar Berlanga (23-1, 18 KOs) destroyed Jonathan Gonzalez Ortiz (20-1-1, 16 KOs) in the first round.

Berlanga lost to Canelo Alvarez last September, but his flesh and overweight physique gave him a good idea of ​​how he was eating well. “bag” What he got for that fight.

Berlanga was 193 pounds for that fight, but tonight he looked even heavier and had no chance to beat 35-year-old Gonzalez Ortiz. It’s not that he won’t be able to take on opportunities at all his weight. This was a design discrepancy.

Heavily tattooed, Berlanga dropped Gonzalez Ortiz three times with a hard punch to his head. The judge stepped in and shook it off after his third knockdown. The time was the first 2:31. Gonzalez Ortiz looked terrible in figure, showing the saggy midsection after a decade of out of the solid ring.