Ricardo Williams Jr boxer

Ricardo Williams Jr boxer
bouts
26
won
22
lost
3
draw
0
Status
inactive
Division
super lightweight
Debut
2001-01-27
Height
5′ 8″/173cm
Reach
68″/173cm
Age
-
Born
1981-06-25
Death
-
Nationality
USA

Ricardo Williams Jr. (born June 25, 1981 in Cincinnati, OH) is a professional boxer. Williams won a Light Welterweight Silver Medal at the 2000 Olympic Games, and turned pro in the following year and was immediately dubbed as a future star in the sport and the best fighter to come out of the 2000 games.Williams had a stellar amateur career. His highlights include:Known as "Slicky Ricky", Williams was an extremely talented fighter with power in both fists, but quickly become known for his uninspired performances as a pro. Two years after turning pro, Williams tendency to undertrain hurt him severely, as he dropped a unanimous decision to unheralded Juan Valenzuela. The following year, fighting 11 pounds higher than when he had turned pro, Williams turned in yet another disappointing performance against journeyman Manning Galloway, and lost a split decision.Rather than going on to win the expected title belt, in 2005 Williams had a serious run in with the law which brought any title dreams crashing down. He was sentenced to three years in prison for his part in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine shipped to Cincinnati via FedEx. This charge was a crushing blow to Cincinnati sports fans, who recently had another boxing titlist and former Olympian, Tim Austin, charged with serious crimes.After serving 31 months of his sentence, Williams was released from prison and resumed his boxing training. He won 9 in a row, beginning with a June 2008 stoppage of Sebastian Hamel in just 91 seconds of a welterweight bout, before Williams faced Carson Jones for the USBA welterweight title. Jones knocked Williams down once in the third round and twice in the fourth before the fight was waved off by referee Steve Smoger. Williams added two more wins to his record in 2012 and another in 2014 before retiring at 22–3.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2014-10-10 Guillermo Sanchez LLLLLL Bank of Kentucky Center, Highland Heights WIN
KO
2012-12-08 Luis Ramos Jr WWWWWW Business Expo Center, Anaheim WIN
Corner retirement
2012-09-08 Anthony Lenk WWWWWW Oracle Arena, Oakland WIN
Majority decision
2011-12-15 Carson Jones WWWWWW Remington Park, Oklahoma City LOST
Technical knockout
2011-06-24 Arman Ovsepyan WWWWWW Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula WIN
Split-decision
2011-05-27 Chris Gray LLLWLL Reno Events Center, Reno WIN
Unanimous decision
2011-02-11 John Brown LLLWLL Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
2010-04-17 Richard Best LLLLLL AYVA Center, Houston WIN
KO
2009-03-21 Harrison Cuello LLLWWW U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati WIN
Technical knockout
2009-01-31 Doel Carrasquillo LWLWLL U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati WIN
Unanimous decision
2008-10-11 Dairo Esalas LWLLLL Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
2008-09-05 Edwin Algarin WWDLWL Buffalo Bill's Star Arena, Primm WIN
Unanimous decision
2008-06-27 Sebastien Hamel LLLWWW War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale WIN
KO
2005-04-29 Ian Smith WLLWLL Wolstein Center, Cleveland WIN
Technical knockout
2004-04-03 Manning Galloway WWLWLL Mitchell Armory, Cincinnati LOST
Split-decision
2003-11-08 Derrick Wilmore WWLWWL Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
2003-02-15 Juan Valenzuela LWWWLL Caesars Palace, Las Vegas LOST
Unanimous decision
2002-11-02 Terron Millett WWWWLW MGM Grand, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
2002-02-24 Anthony Washington WWWWWW Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati WIN
Unanimous decision
2002-01-05 Mark Adams WWWWLL Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio WIN
Technical knockout
2001-10-05 Joshua Smith WWLLLW First Union Center, Philadelphia WIN
Technical knockout
2001-08-11 Rodney Jones WLWLWL Alltel Arena, Little Rock WIN
KO
2001-06-16 John Lopez WLWWLW Cintas Center, Cincinnati WIN
Technical knockout
2001-04-20 Damien Guerra WWLWWW Cintas Center, Cincinnati NC
No Contest
2001-03-24 Joey Bullock WWWW MGM Grand, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
2001-01-27 Anthony Simpkins WWWWWD Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Technical knockout