Raynell Williams (born February 4, 1989 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American professional boxer who as an amateur, won several national championships and represented team USA at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Amateur career

Southpaw counterpuncher Williams who hails from Ohio started boxing in 2001. He won the silver medal at the

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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

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(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

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of France and another fighter to qualify for Beijing but was defeated by Russian

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. At the Olympics 2008 he lost the rematch with Djelkhir. At the 2012 Olympic Trials he lost in the finals to Jose Ramírez 21–16.

World Championships results

2007 World Championships *Defeated

(France) 28-18 *Defeated Maksat Ospanov (Kazakhstan) 28-9 *Defeated Azat Hovhanesyan (Armenia) RSCO 3 *Lost to

(Russia) 8-25

Olympic Games results

2008 Summer Olympics *Defeated Alessio di Savino (

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) 9:1 *Lost to

(

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) 7:9

Professional career

He signed professional with boxing advisor

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in the summer of 2013 and made his professional debut on July 5, 2013 defeating Dwight Ellis via TKO in the first round. He ran his record to 12–0, with 6 knockouts, before facing fellow undefeated fighter Joshua Zuniga in December 2017. Zuniga knocked Williams out in round 4 of a scheduled 8 rounder, and as of 2019 Williams has not fought since.

References

External links

USA boxing bio

Raynell Williams Amateur Boxing Record

{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Raynell 1989 births Living people Featherweight boxers African-American boxers Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for the United States American male boxers Boxers from Cleveland 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people