Williams vs Gallimore

Who won Williams vs Gallimore?

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

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 knockout.

The stats suggested Gallimore had a large advantage in power over Williams, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Williams' 63%.

Julian Williams was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Gallimore had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Julian Williams and 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 57 more professional rounds, totaling 203 compared to Gallimore's 146.

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 November 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, Afghanistan.

Prior to 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.

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

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

He had defeated Arman Ovsepyan on June 13, 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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) favorite going into the contest, while Nathaniel Gallimore made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.