Williams vs Gallimore

Who won Williams vs Gallimore?

Julian Williams beat Nathaniel Gallimore by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 7th April 2018 at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 117-110, 114-114 in favor of winner Julian Williams.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).

Williams vs Gallimore stats

Back in April 2018, Julian Williams stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Nathaniel Gallimore made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 17 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Gallimore had a large advantage in power over Williams, boosting at 85% knock out percentage over Williams' 63%.

Julian Williams was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Gallimore had 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Julian Williams & Nathaniel Gallimore fought out of an orthodox stance.

Williams was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Gallimore, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 63 more professional rounds, 203 to Gallimore's 140.

Julian Williams went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO and 5 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Nathaniel Gallimore was ranked number 12 by the WBC, 10 by the WBO and 4 by the IBF in the 154lb division.

Williams vs Gallimore form

Williams had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ishe Smith on 18th November 2017 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, Afghanistan.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jermall Charlo on 10th December 2016 by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at USC Galen Center, Los Angeles, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Marcello Matano on 5th March 2016 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem.

Before that, he had beat Luciano Leonel Cuello on 22nd September 2015 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem.

He had defeated Arman Ovsepyan on 13th June 2015 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Bartow Arena, Birmingham.

Activity check

Williams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Williams vs Gallimore start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 AM EST / 6:00 AM PST at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada, United States, which was around 2:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Williams vs Gallimore?

Williams vs Gallimore was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Williams vs Gallimore?

Julian Williams was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Nathaniel Gallimore made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.