Charles Williams (boxer)

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Charles Williams boxer
Data
Birth Name Charles Williams
Weight class Light heavyweight
nationality US-american
birthday June 2, 1962
place of birth Mansfield, Ohio
style Left delivery
Combat Statistics
Struggles 47
Victories 37
Knockout victories 28
Defeats 7th
draw 3

"Prince" Charles Williams (born June 2, 1962 in Mansfield (Ohio) ) is a former American professional boxer.

career

He turned professional light heavyweight in 1978 and lost his first fight. Two more fights ended in a draw, then he was knocked out in 1981 against Jeff Lampkin and in 1983 against Reggie Gross .

In 1984 he lost to the South American southpaw and ex-champ Marvin Johnson on points. But Johnson's promoter Russell Peltz was impressed by his fighting spirit and got him a new coach in Marty Feldman; under this he slowly fought his way up and in 1985 he took revenge against Lampkin.

In 1987 he got the chance to box against Bobby Czyz for the IBF title and won after being twice on the ground, by technical knockout in the ninth round. By 1993 he defended the title eight times, but apart from a rematch with Czyz, there were mostly nameless opponents. He also suffered from hand injury problems.

On March 20, 1993 he lost his title unanimously on points in Düsseldorf against the undefeated Henry Maske . Then he defeated Booker Word by knockout and could also beat the undefeated Ernest Mateen prematurely. On July 29, 1994, he boxed on a foray into the super middleweight division against the then undefeated IBF World Champion James Toney , the recognized number one in the class. After an even fight, he was hard knocked out in the last lap.

In 1995 he played, back in the light heavyweight division, two fights against the Dominican Merqui Sosa . A first fight was so brutal that it was the only fight in American history to be abandoned because the referee feared for the health of both boxers. The official verdict was a technical tie. Sosa won the rematch by knocking out in the tenth round. Williams had one more fight in 1996 and then retired.

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predecessor Office successor
Bobby Czyz Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion ( IBF )
October 29, 1987 - March 20, 1993 		Henry mask
personal data
SURNAME Williams, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Williams, Prince (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American boxer
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Mansfield, Ohio