By Ryan Burton
Last night, former super welterweight champion Austin "No Doubt" Trout (30-2, 17KOs) notched another victory with a sixth round knockout of Joey Hernandez (20-0-1, 12KOs) in the main event of the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Fox Sports 1 debut broadcast.
Rising star Julian "J-Rock" Williams defeated Hernandez via unanimous decision in April and has traded words with Trout on Twitter over the past several months.
"That's a statement to you, Julian Williams, J-Rock. This is how you do it son," said Trout after the fight.
"I showed you how to do it, son. I knocked (Hernandez) out, you went in there and played with him. If (Williams) wants it, he can come get it next."
Williams returns to the ring on September 22nd against rugged Argentine Luciano Cuello in a fight that will also be televised by Fox Sports 1.
The Philadelphia based Williams said that he is fully focused on Cuello but stated that he most definitely wants to take Trout up on his offer.
"I'm down 110% to fight Trout," Williams told BoxingScene.com. "It's funny he's talking sh*t about beating a fighter I just beat when he could have just fought me."
Williams finished our conversation with this parting shot: "I'm super focused on Cuello. He's no Joey Hernandez."
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