Williams vs Mbumba-Yassa

Who won Williams vs Mbumba-Yassa?

Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams beat Armel Mbumba Yassa by knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, February 3rd, 2024, at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Conor Benn beating Peter Dobson. Also on the undercard Khalil Coe beat Juan Gerardo Osuna, Johnny Fisher defeated Dmytro Bezus, George Liddard was victorious over Andrew Buchanan, and George Liddard beat Andrew Buchanan.

Williams vs Mbumba-Yassa stats

Back in February 2024, Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Armel Mbumba Yassa made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 10 wins and 0 draws.

Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Williams had a height advantage of 1 inch over Yassa.

Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams fought out of the southpaw stance, while Armel Mbumba Yassa was an orthodox fighter.

Williams was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 13 days later than Yassa, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 56 more professional rounds, totaling 95 compared to Yassa's 39.

Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, and 6 by the IBF at middleweight.

Williams vs Mbumba-Yassa form

Williams had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Steve Rolls on September 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against River Wilson Bent on April 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kieron Conway on September 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Chordale Booker on April 30, 2022, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had won against Denis Douglin on March 13, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at American Airlines Center, Texas.

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Williams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Williams vs Mbumba-Yassa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:15 PM EST / 1:15 PM PST at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 9:15 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Williams vs Mbumba-Yassa?

Williams vs Mbumba-Yassa was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Williams vs Mbumba-Yassa?

Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Armel Mbumba Yassa made his way into the ring at 14/1 (+1400) with oddsmakers.