Arthur James Williams (November 12, 1964 – April, 2023) was an American former professional boxer who competed between 1989 and 2010. He held the IBF cruiserweight title from 1998 to 1999 and challenged twice for the WBA cruiserweight title in 1994.
Professional career Williams became professional in 1989 and fell short in his first shot at a major championship title, a 1994 split-decision loss to Orlin Norris for the World Boxing Association Cruiserweight Title. Williams was knocked out in the third round in a rematch with Norris later that year.
IBF cruiserweight champion
It was not until 1998 that Williams got another shot at a title belt, a 1998 bout with Imamu Mayfield for the International Boxing Federation Cruiserweight Title.
He won the title by ninth round TKO, however in his first defence he lost to unbeaten Vassiliy Jirov.
Post career On June 23, 2024 Williams was inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes65Loss Carl DavisUD1017/12/2010 64Win47–16–1 Valente TinajeroUD610/04/2010 63Loss46–16–1 Victor BarraganTKO723/10/2009 62Win46–15–1 Dewey CooperMD1006/02/2009 61Win45–15–1 Dewey CooperTD523/10/2008 60Win44–15–1 Clarence MooreUD621/05/2008 59Loss43–15–1 Alexander FrenkelTKO516/02/2008 58Win43–14–1 Kenny KeeneTKO1029/07/2006 57Win42–14–1 Gary GomezSD1020/01/2006 56Loss41–14–1 Felix Cora Jr.TKO827/10/2005 55Win41–13–1 Ali SupremeKO316/06/2005 54Loss40–13–1 Danny BatchelderSD1014/05/2005 53Win40–12–1 Tim ShocksUD824/03/2005 52Win39–12–1 Luke MunsenTKO819/08/2004 51Loss38–12–1 Charles DavisUD1029/07/2004 50Loss38–11–1 David HayeTKO312/05/2004 49Loss38–10–1 Vadim TokarevUD1029/04/2004 48Win38–9–1 Marcus HarveyTKO120/02/2004 47Loss37–9–1 Rydell BookerUD1013/06/2003 46Win37–8–1 Wesley MartinTD528/03/2003 45Loss36–8–1 O'Neil BellTKO908/11/2002 44Win36–7–1 Don NormandKO124/08/2002 43Win35–7–1 Darryl HollowellTKO207/06/2002 42Loss34–7–1 Kelvin DavisSD1223/03/2002 41Loss34–6–1 O'Neil BellTKO1107/09/2001 40Win34–5–1 Gary WilcoxSD1024/02/2001 39Win33–5–1 Ray BerryTKO910/08/2000 38Win32–5–1 Darren ZennerUD1015/10/1999 37Win31–5–1 Dan WardTKO601/10/1999 36Loss30–5–1 Vassiliy JirovTKO7Jun 5, 1999 35Win30–4–1 Art JimmersonKO109/01/1999 34Win29–4–1 Imamu MayfieldTKO930/10/1998 33Win28–4–1 Adolpho WashingtonUD1206/01/1998 32Win27–4–1 Steve LittleUD1209/09/1997 31Win26–4–1 Rick RoufusTKO422/02/1997 30Win25–4–1 John KiserTKO527/06/1995 29Loss24–4–1 Chris ByrdSD1023/05/1995 28Win24–3–1 Jason NicholsonTKO617/02/1995 27Win23–3–1 Jeff WilliamsTKO129/12/1994 26Win22–3–1 Michael GreenPTS820/10/1994 25Loss21–3–1 Orlin NorrisTKO302/07/1994 24Loss21–2–1 Orlin NorrisSD1204/03/1994 23Win21–1–1 Matthew BrooksTKO315/12/1993 22Win20–1–1 David GambleTKO223/10/1993 21Win19–1–1 Jeff LampkinUD1008/06/1993 20Win18–1–1 Yuri VaulinTKO1116/12/1992 19Win17–1–1 Jose Macias ChongTKO126/06/1992 18Win16–1–1 Dwight Muhammad QawiUD1008/05/1992 17Win15–1–1 Sean McClainTKO128/03/1992 16Win14–1–1 Randy LeaksKO326/11/1991 15Win13–1–1 Keith McMurrayTKO212/11/1991 14Win12–1–1 Terry VernersKO111/10/1991 13Win11–1–1 Sim WarriorTKO213/09/1991 12Loss10–1–1 Sim WarriorKO306/07/1991 11Win10–0–1 Keith McMurrayUD815/05/1991 10Win9–0–1 Joey ParkerKO424/04/1991 9Win8–0–1 Joey ParkerUD1020/02/1991 8Win7–0–1 Armando HurtadoTKO127/12/1990 7Win6–0–1 Scott FusciTKO421/11/1990 6Win5–0–1 Terry VernersPTS808/10/1990 5Win4–0–1 Greg StewardKO122/09/1990 4Draw3–0–1 Sylvester WhitePTS411/05/1990 3Win3–0 Anthony HarrisKO128/03/1990 2Win2–0 Paul JonesKO228/02/1990 1Win1–0 Kevin PoindexterKO130/11/1989
See also List of world cruiserweight boxing champions
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