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On Saturday
night, June 19, at the Buckhead Fight Club in
Atlanta, Georgia, he scored the most significant
victory of his career when he defeated former
WBA World Champion Yuri Foreman to lift the
vacant title.
In a close and
hard-fought battle, Williams secured victory
with two knock-downs in the sixth round, earning
a majority decision by scores of 77-73, 77-73
and 75-75.
The new
champion improved his professional record to
18-5-2 (6), and also captured the vacant
American Boxing Federation (ABF) USA title in
the process.
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For Foreman,
now 35-4 (10), this was his second bout since
returning to the ring after a three-year
lay-off, and he was hoping that victory would
put him a step closer to winning a second world
title. Instead it could be the end of a fine pro
career spanning almost twenty years.
The Williams
vs. Foreman fight headlined a show billed
“Underground Showdown”, and was streamed live
world-wide on Pay-Per-View
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