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
National Golden Gloves
The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States, where they are awarded a belt and a ring. And the title of nations champion is awarded. The Golden Gloves is a term used to refer to the Nationa ...
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
Rico Dashon Ramos (born June 20, 1987) is an American professional boxer of Puerto Rican descent. He is a former WBA world super bantamweight champion.
Amateur career
Ramos began boxing when he was 8 years old at South LA's Broadway Boxing Gym ...
(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
Khédafi Djelkhir, or sometimes Khesafi Djelkhir, (born 26 October 1983) is a French featherweight amateur boxer of Algerian origin. He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal at the 2004 European Championships.
Career
Dje ...
of France and another fighter to qualify for Beijing but was defeated by Russian
Albert Selimov
Albert Shevketovich Selimov (; born 5 April 1986) is a Russian former amateur boxer of Lezgin descent. He is best known for being the only man to defeat Vasiliy Lomachenko in the amateur ranks. Competing for Russia he won the 2007 world title, ...
.
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
Khedafi Djelkhir
Khédafi Djelkhir, or sometimes Khesafi Djelkhir, (born 26 October 1983) is a French featherweight amateur boxer of Algerian origin. He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal at the 2004 European Championships.
Career
Dje ...
(France) 28-18
*Defeated Maksat Ospanov (Kazakhstan) 28-9
*Defeated Azat Hovhanesyan (Armenia) RSCO 3
*Lost to
Albert Selimov
Albert Shevketovich Selimov (; born 5 April 1986) is a Russian former amateur boxer of Lezgin descent. He is best known for being the only man to defeat Vasiliy Lomachenko in the amateur ranks. Competing for Russia he won the 2007 world title, ...
(Russia) 8-25
Olympic Games results
2008 Summer Olympics
*Defeated
Alessio di Savino (
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
) 9:1
*Lost to
Khedafi Djelkhir
Khédafi Djelkhir, or sometimes Khesafi Djelkhir, (born 26 October 1983) is a French featherweight amateur boxer of Algerian origin. He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal at the 2004 European Championships.
Career
Dje ...
(
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
) 7:9
Professional career
He signed professional with boxing advisor
Al Haymon
Al Haymon (born April 21, 1955) is an American businessman and boxing manager. He was the manager of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and has won the Boxing Writers of America Manager of the Year Award five times.
Early life
Haymon was raised in Cleveland, ...
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 bioRaynell Williams Amateur Boxing Record
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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