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Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams takes a 12 spherical take a look at towards Patrice Volny on the high of a card stuffed with expertise this Saturday at Caribe Royale in Orlando.
Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom promote Williams vs Volny and DAZN televise dwell worldwide.
The headliner is prone to have world title implications, and Williams (17-1, 12 KOs) fights for the primary time this 12 months.
2024 noticed the 28-year-old open with a seventh spherical knockout of Armel Mbumba-Yassa, and that paved the best way for a gathering with Hamzah Sheeraz on the massive 5vs5 invoice in Riyadh final June.
Williams got here unstuck although, as Sheeraz largely dominated earlier than scoring a stoppage win within the penultimate spherical.
Williams suffered a primary skilled defeat to Sheeraz in June Photograph Credit score: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
The American returned to motion in November, stopping Gian Garrido in an eight rounder in spherical 5 in Philadelphia.
Volny (19-1, 13 KOs) has fought at a a lot decrease degree than Williams and has by no means been previous ten rounds.
Williams returned to successful methods in November Photograph Credit score: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
The Canadian did rating a formidable win final day out over former world title challenger, Steven Butler, halting his countryman in 9 rounds final June.
Prediction: Williams will wish to proceed his rebuild, and he can just do that right here, successful handily on the scorecards.
Williams and Volny face-to-face forward of Saturday’s showdown Photograph Credit score: Melina Pizano/Matchroom
Berlanga returns after Canelo defeat
Edgar Berlanga sees motion on the undercard, and he returns after a primary skilled defeat to face Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz in a defence of his WBO NABO tremendous middleweight title over ten rounds.
Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) began his profession as a knockout artist, successful his first 16 contests within the opening spherical, however has solely received early as soon as since as the extent of competitors has elevated.
After knocking out Padraig McCrory in six rounds final February, ‘The Chosen One’ acquired a dream shot at Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez final September.
Berlanga returns after defeat to Canelo in September Photograph Credit score: Rey Del Rio/Premier Boxing Champions
His bid to safe the unified world tremendous middleweight championship led to failure although, as he was dropped and extensively outpointed by the Mexican nice.
Gonzalez-Ortiz (20-0-1, 16 KOs) has received 5 on the spin since drawing with former world champion, Serhiy Dzinziruk in 2012, however took almost ten years out from the game earlier than returning with two wins in 2024.
Prediction: Berlanga can benefit from an ageing and inactive Gonzalez-Ortiz, and I favour him to get the job carried out within the early rounds of this one.
Olympian Jones makes professional debut
2024 Olympic bronze medalist, Omari Jones makes an expert debut, and he ought to get previous Alessio Mastronunzio (14-5, 4 KOs) inside schedule.
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Remaining Undercard
Within the remaining ten rounders, former world title challenger Jamaine Ortiz (18-2-1, 9 KOs) can win on factors at tremendous light-weight towards Yomar Alamo (22-3-1, 13 KOs), and at welterweight, Jose Roman Vazquez can win his rematch towards Jalil Hackett (9-1, 7 KOs), with Vazquez (14-1, 6 KOs) taking a break up choice victory in December.
Vazquez and Roman rematch on Saturday Photograph Credit score: Melina Pizano/ Matchroom
The only real eight rounder is at welterweight, the place Pablo Valdez (8-0, 7 KOs) can win early as soon as extra, this time towards Mauro Maximiliano Godoy (37-10-1, 18 KOs).
In a 4 spherical tremendous featherweight affair, Carlos Jamil De Leon Castro (3-0, 2 kOs) can get the higher of Carl Rogers (3-1) on factors.
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