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

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. He challenged for the IBF super middleweight 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 Antwun Echols. 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 reality TV 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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