Williams vs Fox

Who won Williams vs Fox?

Liam Williams beat Alantez Fox by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, December 21st, 2019, at Copper Box Arena, 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 Kyotaro Fujimoto. Also on the undercard Tommy Fury beat Przemyslaw Binienda, Sunny Edwards defeated Marcel Braithwaite for the BBBOC British Super Flyweight title, and Archie Sharp was victorious over Artjoms Ramlavs.

Williams vs Fox stats

Back in December 2019, Liam Williams stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alantez Fox made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Williams had a large advantage in power over Fox, boasting a 76% knockout percentage compared to Fox's 46%.

Liam Williams was the same age as Alantez Fox, at 27 years old.

Fox had a height advantage of 6 inches over Williams. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Both Liam Williams and Alantez Fox fought out of an orthodox stance.

Williams was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 3 months later than Fox, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 33 fewer professional rounds, totaling 149 compared to Fox's 182.

Liam Williams went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBO at middleweight.

Alantez Fox was ranked number 2 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF in the 160lb division.

Williams vs Fox form

Liam Williams had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Karim Achour on July 13, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Joe Mullender on March 8, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Royal Albert Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mark Heffron on December 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before 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.

He had lost to Liam Smith on April 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Williams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Williams vs Fox start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM GMT at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Williams vs Fox?

Williams vs Fox was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Williams vs Fox?

Liam Williams was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Alantez Fox made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.