Who won Williams vs Mbumba-Yassa?
Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams beat Armel Mbumba Yassa by knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 3rd February 2024 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom in 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 loses 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 40 more professional rounds, 79 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 remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Steve Rolls on 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against River Wilson Bent on 1st April 2023 by technical knockout in the 8th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had beat Kieron Conway on 17th September 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 30th April 2022 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York.
He had won against Denis Douglin on 13th March 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.
What were the odds on Williams vs Mbumba-Yassa?
Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the contest, while Armel Mbumba Yassa made his way into the ring at 14/1 (+1400) with oddsmakers.
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