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DaVarryl Williamson (22-3, 18KOs) is one of those fighters who proves time and time again, if you don't give up and hang in there, you will eventually get your shot at glory. On October 1, Williamson goes into the biggest fight of his career when he gets a crack at IBF heavyweight champion Chris Byrd in Reno, Nevada. After losing to Joe Mesi and Wladimir Klitschko in his two previous television appearances, Williams vows that the third time is the charm. Nicknamed "Touch of Sleep" for his deadly right hand, DaVarryl says that he will unleash the deadly punch before the Showtime audience in order to prove that he is the best heavyweight in the world.
Williamson had an outstanding amateur career, a record of 120-17-1 with 103 KOs, which comes out to 88% knockout ratio. He was a 10-time National Amateur Boxing champion; the Golden Gloves champion in 1996 and 1999; and the first and only heavyweight to be the United States National champion for three straight years, from 1996 to 1998. He was the first alternate during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. He could have turned pro in 1996, but opted to remain an amateur, earn his master’s degree, and tried to be a 2000 Olympian. [details]
Williamson had an outstanding amateur career, a record of 120-17-1 with 103 KOs, which comes out to 88% knockout ratio. He was a 10-time National Amateur Boxing champion; the Golden Gloves champion in 1996 and 1999; and the first and only heavyweight to be the United States National champion for three straight years, from 1996 to 1998. He was the first alternate during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. He could have turned pro in 1996, but opted to remain an amateur, earn his master’s degree, and tried to be a 2000 Olympian. [details]