Career
Southpaw counterpuncher Williams who hails from Ohio started boxing in 2001. He won the silver medal at the National Golden Gloves 2007 after losing to aggressive 16-year old Hylon Williams (2-3). At the US championships in June,however, he bested the other Williams (31-21) in the semifinals and Rico Ramos (16-9), in finals.
At the US Olympic trials he edged out his nemesis Hylon Williams two out of three in close bouts (24-22), (16-20) and (17-16).
At the world championships 2007 he upset Olympian Khedafi Djelkhir of France and another fighter to qualify for Beijing but was defeated by Russian Albert Selimov.
At the Olympics 2008 he lost the rematch with Djelkhir.
At the 2012 Olympic Trials he lost in the finals to Jose RamÃrez 21-16.
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