Raynell Williams: record, next fight and profile →
Eric Raskin has almost no fond memories of the 2008 Olympics, and particularly of the US team. But Sadam Ali’s return is as good an excuse as any to give these guys another look.
Raynell Williams set the table for what he hopes to be a clean sweep for his fighting family. The 2008 U.S. Olympian picked up the second win of his comeback after comfortably outpointing Ryizeemmion Ford over six rounds. Scores were 60-53 on all three scorecards for Williams, who scored an opening round knockdown en route to the decisive win hours before younger brother Montana Love tops a DAZN show Saturday evening from Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
This homecoming hits differently for Montana Love. Up next for the unbeaten Love is a scheduled 12-round regional title fight with Australia’s Steve Spark, due to take place this Saturday at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Love’s hometown in Cleveland, Ohio. Sharing the bill with the 27-year-old southpaw is older brother Raynell Williams, a 2008 U.S. Olympian who returned to the ring in September following a five-year break.
Montana Love returns to the venue that housed his breakout performance. The unbeaten junior welterweight enjoys his first televised headliner as he faces Australia’s Steve Spark this Saturday at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Love’s hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. Love and Spark each weighed 140 pounds, right at the junior welterweight divisional limit for their scheduled twelve-round regional title fight (Saturday, DAZN, 8:30 p.m. ET).
Montana Love’s first headline hometown show will be a family affair as his older brother and Olympian Raynell Williams continues his return to boxing at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Saturday November 12 – with Khalil Coe and Nikoloz Sekhniashvili also added to the Ohio bill.
CLETUS "THE HEBREW HAMMER" SELDIN (Shirley, Long Island 24-1 20KO'S) couldn't be more ready to make his ring return, back where it all began, at The Paramount, on February 28, at "Rockin' Fights."
Unbeaten contender Ahmed Elbiali will take on former world champion Jean Pascal in the 10-round light heavyweight main event of a special Friday night edition of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes, December 8 from Hialeah Park in Miami, Florida.
A 10-round lightweight showdown between Ivan Redkach (20-3-1, 16 KOs) and undefeated Raynell Williams (12-0, 6 KOs) will highlight undercard action on Saturday, October 14 from StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. The event is headlined by Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes action featuring sensational three-division champion Leo "El Terremoto" Santa Cruz defending his featherweight world title against Chris Avalos and four-time world champion Abner Mares defending his 126-pound championship against once-beaten Andres Gutierrez. Televised coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT with unbeaten Eddie Ramirez challenging former champion Antonio DeMarco.