Rubin Williams (born April 9, 1976) is an American

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. He challenged for the

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title in 2005.

Professional career

Known as "Mr. Hollywood", Williams began his professional career in 2001, and in 2005 challenged the IBF super middleweight title holder

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, but lost via TKO. In 2007 he drew with contender

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. After this fight he was sporting a record of 29-2-1. Since then, Williams has been on a long losing skid, as of 2018, owning a 29-33-1 record as a professional boxer.

''The Contender''

Williams was one of the featured boxers in

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of the boxing

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series '' The Contender'', which premiered September 4, 2007 on

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. He was eliminated in the first episode.

Mixed martial arts

Williams was defeated, by submission (kimura), in his MMA debut against

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on October 6, 2009.

Professional boxing record

Mixed martial arts record

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