Williams vs Mullender

Who won Williams vs Mullender?

Liam Williams beat Joe Mullender by knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, March 8th, 2019, at Royal Albert Hall, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 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 Daniel Dubois beating Razvan Cojanu. Also on the undercard Anthony Yarde beat Travis Reeves, and Johnny Garton was overcome by Chris Jenkins for the BBBOC British Welterweight title.

Williams vs Mullender stats

Back in March 2019, Liam Williams stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joe Mullender made his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Williams had a large advantage in power over Mullender, boasting a 74% knockout percentage compared to Mullender's 45%.

Liam Williams was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

Both Liam Williams and Joe Mullender fought out of an orthodox stance.

Williams was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 months earlier than Mullender, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 46 more professional rounds, totaling 149 compared to Mullender's 103.

Liam Williams went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBO at middleweight.

Williams vs Mullender form

Liam Williams had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Mark Heffron on December 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Liam Smith on November 11, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Liam Smith on April 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had won against Gabor Gorbics on November 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.

He had beaten Gary Corcoran on July 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their BBBOC British Super Welterweight championship fight at Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff.

Activity check

Williams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Williams vs Mullender start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT at Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Williams vs Mullender?

Williams vs Mullender was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Williams vs Mullender?

Liam Williams was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Joe Mullender made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.