Austin “Ammo” Williams wins unanimously against Patrice Volny, Berlanga convinces with first round knockout.
American middleweight Austin “Ammo” Williams celebrated a unanimous points victory over Patrice Volny in the main event of the evening at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida. In addition, super middleweight Edgar Berlanga knocked out Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz in quick fashion in the co-main event.
Williams (18-1, 12 knockouts) had to fight hard for the full 12 rounds as Volny (19-2, 13 knockouts) gave him a fierce fight. While the DAZN commentators unofficially scored the fight 114-114, the judges saw the fight clearly in Williams’ favor with scores of 116-112, 115-113 and a controversial 118-110 decision. Williams thus secured the “WBA Continental Americas” title.
This was the second win in a row for Williams after his defeat to Hamzah Sheeraz in June last year. “I wanted to beat him strategically,” said Williams after the fight. “He was very clever. I had to rely on my experience. Kevin Cunningham told me to keep pushing him back. If he hadn’t told me that, I would have lost this fight.”
Edgar Berlanga dominates with first round knockout.
Super middleweight Edgar Berlanga delivered a brutal performance to secure a first-round knockout win over fellow Puerto Rican Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz in the co-main event.
Berlanga (23-1, 18 knockouts) returned to the ring following his defeat to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez last September. Despite an unblemished record, Gonzalez-Ortiz (20-1-1, 16 knockouts) could offer little resistance. Berlanga repeatedly landed right hooks before sending Gonzalez-Ortiz to the floor with a cracking left hand. Another knockdown followed shortly after with a hard right hand, but Gonzalez-Ortiz managed to get to his feet once more. A straight left from Berlanga forced referee Chris to stop the fight with 29 seconds left on the clock in the first round.
Omari Jones impresses with knockout win in professional debut
Olympic bronze medalist Omari Jones celebrated a spectacular debut as a professional with a knockout victory in the second round against Alessio Mastronunzio.
Jones (1-0, 1 knockout), who earned Olympic honors at welterweight, began his pro career at super welterweight. It took him less than two rounds to stop Mastronunzio (14-6, 4 knockouts) with a dominant performance.