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The Yoenis Tellez vs. Julian Williams round-by-round updates are here to provide real-time coverage and live scoring for the upcoming interim super welterweight title bout. The fight itself will be a proving ground for both men, albeit for different reasons, with different narratives trailing them into the ring.
Tellez enters the fight as the young, undefeated prospect: the latest glimpse of greatness from Cuba at just 24 years old with a 9-0 record. He has never held a world championship, not even an interim belt, in his career and will be determined to get his hands on the interim WBA super welterweight strap.
Meanwhile, Williams is the veteran boxer of the pair and no stranger to world championships, having previously held WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO super welterweight gold. However, he is entering his twilight years in boxing at 34. Moreover, he is on the worst stretch of his career, having gone 2-3 in his last five.
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At 29-4, he has far more experience than Tellez. Unfortunately, he is older and facing a fresher foe with tremendous punching power. He isn't expected to emerge victorious on the card, and this is reflected by the oddsmakers on DraftKings Sportsbook, who have him as a +800 underdog, while Tellez is a -1600 favorite.
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The card starts at 7:00 PM E.T. (Eastern Time) / 4:00 PM P.T. (Pacific Time), with Tellez and Williams expected to make their ringwalks at 8:00 PM E.T. / 5:00 PM P.T.
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Yoenis Tellez vs. Julian Williams
Round 1: Williams opens the fight with a few jabs, but he's hitting nothing but Tellez's gloves. Tellez tries to lunge in with a right cross, but Williams snipes him with a jab. A one-two lands for Williams, while Tellez is applying pressure now, backing him up. Another jab for Williams.
Tellez fires back with a right hand to the body before leaping in with a long right hook. Tellez backs him up, partially landing an overhand right. A nice jab lands for Tellez, followed by a body jab. A good right hand lands for Williams. Tellez tries to fire back in kind, but it leads to the first clinch of the fight.
Body shots for Tellez, but Williams counters him with a check hook.
Our Score: 10-9 Williaims
Round 2: Another tentative start to the round from both men. Jabs from Williams, but Tellez lands a good overhand right that seems tot have staggered Williams. A two-punch combination lands for Williams, but he fails to get Tellez's respect, who keeps backing him up.
Tellez with a jab, but Williams lands a one-two. More volume from Tellez in this round, as he lands a two-punch combination. However, Williams isn't far behind, stringing together a three-punch combination. A hard body shot lands for Tellez. Snappy jabs from Williams.
Tellez intercepts a level change with a shovel hook. A big check hook lands for Tellez, followed by a body shot.
Our Score: 10-9 Tellez, 18-18 overall
Round 3: Immediate pressure from Tellez, with both men landing jabs. Another jab from Tellez, followed by another. They clinch, but the referee breaks them up. Tellez sticks a jab to the midsection. Some good body shots from Tellez, who follows up with a massive uppercut that snaps his head up.
Williams responds with grit and agggression, but nothing lands clean. A big combination from Tellez, who is tenderizing Williams' body. A sluggish right hook from Williams misses. Jabs from Tellez, with Williams landing a quick one-two, splitting Tellez's guard.
They end the round with a dirty boxing exchange.
Our Score: 10-9 Tellez, 28-27 Tellez overall
Round 4: More jabs from Tellez, who has Williams cut over the right eyebrow. A stiff jab lands for Tellez, who is backing Williams up, cutting off his angles of escape. Tellez with a one-two, prompting a clinch from Williams. The referee separates them, and Tellez lands a hard shot to the body.
Another clinch ensues, and Tellez stabs him in the body with a jab. An errant blow to the back of the head from Tellez draws a warning from the referee. Williams with a pawing jab. Tellez with a one-two and an overhand right. Some good combinations from Williams, but his output has dipped.
Tellez investing in the body, but Williams answers with a jab. Now Williams is on the front foot, landing a hard shot to the body. But before long, Tellez applies pressure and backs him upp.
Our Score: 10-9 Tellez, 38-36 Tellez overall
Round 5: Tellez starts the round on the front foot, flicking out his jab, looking for an opening. Williams is circling, but eats a one-two from Tellez. A nice long left hook lands for Tellez, drawing a clinch from Williams. The referee separates them, and Tellez lands a jab to the body and then the head.
Jabs from Williams, while Tellez misses with a combination. A double jab lands for Tellez, though. Body shots and an uppercut lands for Tellez, but he eats a stiff jab from Williams. Williams with the pressure now as the round ends.
Our Score: 10-9 Tellez, 48-45 Tellez overall
Round 6: Tellez opens the round with a jab to the head and body. He's heavy on the front foot, trying to land his right hand, but it's not landing. Jabs from Tellez, who keeps Williams trapped against the ropes, unloading with combinations to the body. As they circle back into open space, both men hit nothing but air.
Tellez chases him to the ropes, with Williams clinching to smother his offense. The referee breaks them up. They resume fighting, and another clinch ensues. The referee breaks them up again, and Tellez quickly backs Williams up, landing to the body and the head.
Williams with a stabbing jab to the body. A one-two lands for Williams. Tellez with a jab and left hook to the body. Body jab from Tellez.
Our Score: 10-9 Tellez, 58-54 Tellez overall
Round 7: Tellez with the pressure, quickly blasting Williams to the body. More body shots from Tellez, who backs Williams up to the ropes. Jabs to the body from Tellez. Williams needs to up his volume, he's giving up rounds by not being active. A good one-two lands for Williams, while Tellez answers with an uppercut.
While Tellez is the busier fighter, he isn't landing easily. Only his jabs have landed consistently. Tellez with a one-two and a lead left hook. A combination to the body lands for Tellez, who is starting to mark up Williams' face. A hard jab to the body lands for Tellez as the round comes to a close.
Our Score: 10-9 Tellez, 68-63 Tellez overall
Round 8: Williams starts the round with a double jab. He follows it up with a one-two and another jab, this time to the body. More jabs from Williams. Tellez starts applying pressure, but Williams counters him with jabs. Tellez with a good uppercut and two left hooks to the body.
Both men land jabs, with Tellez stringing together a one-two to the body. A hard body shot lands for Tellez, leading to a clinch. The referee breaks them up and Tellez unleashes more body shots. However, he's still struggling to land to the head with any consistency.
Body jab from Tellez, who has taken control of the round after a short-lived spark of activity from Williams.
Our Score: 10-9 Tellez, 78-72 Tellez overall
Round 9: The round starts with Tellez advancing, landing a good left hook. He tries to swarm Williams, but the veteran boxer remains defensively astute. Jabs from both men, but Tellez has him beat on volume. Another jab from Tellez, snapping Williams' head back.
A triple jab from Tellez staggers Williams, who responds with his own jab. Tellez returns to his jab, cutting Williams open even more. Blood is now trickling over his eye. Tellez digs to the body with a jab. Tellez unloads with a combination to the body, before splitting Williams' guard with an uppercut.
Williams shows some signs of life, forcing an exchange. Now Williams is on the front foot, but Tellez wastes no time clinching. They separate and trade jabs. Tellez with a combination.
Our Score: 10-9 Tellez, 88-71 Tellez overall
Round 10: Tellez on the front foot, eating a Williams jab. However, he responds with a one-two, backing Williams up to the ropes. He follows it up with an uppercut. Jabs from Tellez, while Williams responds with his own. A big body shot lands for Tellez, who follows up with some massive right hands that briefly froze Williams.
Williams with a slick one-two and a body shot. Tellez pokes him in the midsection with three jabs. Whiile Williams has managed to avoid being seriously hurt, landing a good jab, he won't win this fight on the scorecards. He needs a stoppage. Tellez backs him up to the ropes, landing some good shots, including an uppercut.
Another uppercut for Tellez, with Williams wearing it all on his face. They clinch, but the referee breaks them up. Tellez with more body shots, while Williams counters him.
Our Score: 10-9 Tellez, 98-80 Tellez overall
Round 11: Tellez barely looks like he's been in a fight. The ringside doctor calls Williams over to examine his eye, which is swelling badly. He's cleared to continue and opens the round with some good combinations. But it isn't too long before Tellez attacks the body.
Williams with a sneaky uppercut. A long right hook lands for Tellez, who is backing him up again. Tellez with a one-two and a body jab. Double jabs from Tellez, who follows up with a hard uppercut. However, Williams fires back with his own combination and uppercut.
A thudding left hook to the body lands for Tellez. Williams with a one-two. A hard body jab lands for Tellez, who lands another. Williams clinches for some reprieve, but the referee separates them. Williams with a combination. However, Tellez puts a stop to it with a big body shot.
Williams did not like that body shot. He's retreating and gets caught by a big uppercut. Tellez with a hard body jab to end the round.
Our Score: 10-9 Tellez, 108-89 Tellez overall
Round 12: Williams' corner has implored him to invest in a hook to the body, potentially for a liver shot stoppage. However, as the fight starts, Tellez quickly backs him up, landing jabs. Another jab for Tellez, who follows up with a one-two. More jabs from Tellez, who isn't taking any unnecessary risks.
They clinch, but the referee is having none of it. Tellez with two massive left hooks to the body. He lands a one-two against a listless Williams. Tellez leaps in with a right hand, but Williams clinches. They separate and Williams lands a few jabs. Tellez with more one-twos.
Another one-two lands for Tellez. They end thte fight exchanging.
Our Score: 10-9 Tellez, 118-98 Tellez overall
Official Result
Yoenis Tellez def. Julian Williams via unanimous decision (118-110, 117-111, 119-109)
