A conflict between unbeaten junior middleweight prospects has been added to the undercard of the Vasiliy Lomachenko-Richard Commey combat on December 11.
John Bauza will face Michael Williams Jr. in an eight-round bout at Madison Sq. Backyard, in New York Metropolis, and can seemingly stream dwell on ESPN+. Williams’ supervisor and co-trainer Michael Williams Sr., advised The Ring Sunday.
Bauza (15-0, 6 knockouts), who’s initially from Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico and now resides in North Bergen, New Jersey, most not too long ago fought on June 12, dropping Criston Edwards 3 times en path to a stoppage win in Spherical 2. The win over Edwards got here nearly a 12 months after Bauza defeated Larry Fryers over eight one-sided rounds.
December 11 will mark the fifth time Bauza has fought on a High Rank card. Bauza made his professional debut in April 2016.
The 23-year-old is managed by David McWater, who additionally manages The Ring Journal light-weight champion Teofimo Lopez, unbeaten junior middleweight Charles Conwell and undefeated welterweight Giovani Santillan.
Williams (19-0, 12 KOs), who resides in Fayetteville, North Carolina, knocked out journeyman Gustavo Molina of Mexico in Spherical 2 of his most up-to-date bout on October 16. The Molina win got here nearly 5 months after Williams defeated Anthony Curtiss by break up resolution.
Solely two of Wiliams’ victories have come towards fighters with profitable information. He’s co-trained by former four-division world titleholder Roy Jones Jr.
The 22-year-old’s conflict towards Bauza will mark his sixth combat in 2021.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has lined boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He might be reached by e-mail at [email protected] or on Twitter @FSalazarBoxing.
