Williams vs Rosario

Who won Williams vs Rosario?

Jeison Rosario beat Julian Williams by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, January 18th, 2020, at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This contest was for the unified super welterweight championship of the world, with the WBA, and IBF belts on the line.

The undercard featured the clash of Colbert vs Corrales for the WBA Interim World Super Featherweight championship.

Williams vs Rosario stats

Back in January 2020, Julian Williams stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jeison Rosario made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rosario had a slight advantage in power over Williams, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Williams' 59%.

Julian Williams was the older man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Williams had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Julian Williams and Jeison Rosario fought out of an orthodox stance.

Williams was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years earlier than Rosario, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 75 more professional rounds, totaling 205 compared to Rosario's 130.

Jeison Rosario was ranked number 9 by the WBA, and 5 by the IBF in the 154lb division.

Williams vs Rosario form

Williams had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jarrett Hurd on May 11, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Nathaniel Gallimore on April 7, 2018, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ishe Smith on November 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, Afghanistan.

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

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

Activity check

Williams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Rosario's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Williams vs Rosario start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Williams vs Rosario?

The FOX show began at 8:30 PM EST / 5:30 PM PST. The BoxNation broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Williams vs Rosario?

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