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PHILADELPHIA--On May 21, three of the four world championships in the hot junior middleweight division were contested as Erislandy Lara defended his WBA title with a unanimous decision over Vanes Martirosyan; Jermall Charlo defended his IBF title with a unanimous decision over former champion Austin Trout and Jermell Charlo scored a come-from-behind stoppage over John Jackson to capture the WBC belt.
Julian Williams Interview - Jermall and Jermell Charlo have become the first twins in boxing history to hold world titles in the same weight class.
Julian Williams Interview - LAS VEGAS - The six elite 154-pound fighters competing on Saturday's SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader went face-to-face for the first time Thursday at the final press conference before they enter the ring live on SHOWTIME from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Photos by Stephanie Trapp.
BoxingScene.com caught up with unbeaten super welterweight contender Julian "J Rock" Williams (22-0-1) in the aftermath of Canelo Alvarez's one-punch destruction of Amir Khan. In this Q&A Williams discusses the Khan fight, Canelo versus Gennady Golovkin, and a hypothetical showdown between himself and Canelo.
Unbeaten super welterweight contender Julian "J Rock" Williams secured the IBF mandatory position with his 7th round TKO victory over Marcello Matano in a bout that headlined a Showtime telecast on March 5th. With the win Williams is now assured of a shot at the title held my Jermell Charlo who will face former champion Austin Trout on April 30th in a fight also televised by Showtime.
It's looking more and more like Jermall Charlo's next defense of his IBF jr. middleweight title will come against Austin Trout on April 30th and with that top rated contender Julian 'J-Rock' Williams will be an interested observer.
BETHLEHEM, PA. - Julian Williams secured the IBF's No. 1 position at 154 pounds and called out Junior Middleweight World Champion Jermall Charlo after an impressive seventh-round TKO of Italian Marcello Matano Saturday on SHOWTIME from Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pa.
Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania - Julian Williams (22-0-1, 14 KOs) stopped a woefully overmatched Marcello Matano (16-2, 5 KOs) at 2:24 of round seven to be become the mandatory challenger to IBF junior middleweight champion Jermall Charlo.
Julian Williams does not like to be given things. He wants to earn them. So far, Williams has earned everything based on the hard work he has put in: a top-10 ranking by three of boxing's sanctioning bodies, an unbeaten record, and respect from many boxing fans.
As often as Julian “J-Rock” is left disappointed with the lack of willingness from his divisional peers to step to him, there is little in the sport that genuinely surprises the unbeaten super welterweight contender. When it came time to decide the path he and his team would take in moving towards a title shot, he already had his future mapped out long before it all came to fruition.