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Julian "J-Rock" Williams has spent the better part of the past two years chasing any relevant super welterweight fight that would move him closer to a title shot. The unbeaten contender from Philadelphia is now one fight away from that dream, as he faces Italy's Marcello Matano in a 12-round title eliminator.
Julian "J-Rock" Williams has spent the better part of the past two years chasing any relevant super welterweight fight that would move him closer to a title shot. The unbeaten contender from Philadelphia is now one fight away from that dream, as he faces Italy's Marcello Matano in a 12-round title eliminator. Both fighters made weight for their Showtime-televised headliner, which airs live from Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Williams - who lives roughly one hour from the venue - weighed in at an always shredded 153.9 lbs. Matano (16-1, 5KOs) came in at a surprisingly light 150.4 lbs. for his first fight outside of his native Italy.
There were brief moments late in his fight versus Cecil McCalla where Tony Harrison he was experiencing deja vu. The super welterweight prospect from Detroit was less than four months removed from a knockout loss to Willie Nelson – a fight he was winning handily prior to getting caught – and found himself in a similar situation in his rebound fight last October.
BETHLEHEM, PA. - Undefeated top contender Julian "J-Rock" Williams and Italy's Marcello Matano went face-to-face for the first time Thursday at the final press conference before they meet with the IBF's No. 1 spot at 154-pounds on the line this Saturday, March 5 live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT) from Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pa.
NEW YORK (Feb. 10, 2016) – Undefeated super welterweight contender Julian “J-Rock” Williams and once-beaten Italian Marcello Matano will square off in a 12-round IBF eliminator for the No. 1 ranking at 154-pounds in the main event of SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION on Saturday, March 5, live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT) from Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pa.
Unbeaten Julian Williams has been waiting to fight the big names in his weight class. He is likely one step away from that happening. Williams will fight Marcello Matano on March 5 in a 12 round bout at the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Penn, according to sources who told BoxingScene.com on Thursday afternoon. Williams-Matano will be an elimination bout to face IBF junior middleweight titleholder Jermall Charlo, who appears to be heading to an April defense against Vanes Martirosyan.
Tony Harrison rebounded from the first loss of his professional career, outboxing Cecil McCalla over 10 rounds Saturday evening in Houston, Texas. Scores were 98-92 (twice) and a cruise control-like 100-90 in favor of Harrison, who was briefly stunned in round nine and again right before the final bell but otherwise in full control.
HOUSTON - Undefeated rising star Jermell "Iron Man" Charlo (26-0, 11 KOs) will look to put on a show for his hometown fans when he takes on Joachim Alcine (35-7-2, 21 KOs) in a 10-round super welterweight bout on Halloween night, Saturday, October 31 as Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBCSN comes to NRG Arena in Houston, Texas. Televised coverage begins at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT with powerful super welterweight prospect Tony Harrison (21-1, 18 KOs) taking on Cecil McCalla (20-2, 7 KOs) in a 10-round super welterweight attraction. Doors in the arena open at 5 p.m. CT and will feature a full night of exciting action.
Undefeated super welterweight contender Julian "J-Rock" Williams (21-0-1) made quick work of Argentine veteran Luciano Cuello (35-4) in his most recent ring appearance. The normally durable Cuello wasn't able to recover from a big shot early in the first round and half way through the round the fight was waived off by the referee.
HOUSTON - Undefeated rising star Jermell "Iron Man" Charlo (26-0, 11 KOs) will look to put on a show for his hometown fans when he takes on Joachim Alcine (35-7-2, 21 KOs) in a 10-round super welterweight bout on Halloween night, Saturday, October 31 as Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBCSN comes to NRG Arena in Houston, Texas.