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Williams title Hopes on the line: He must defeat Volny to secure the medium weight plan of Hearn
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Promoter Eddie Hearn wants to position Austin ‘Ammo “Williams to the title shot in medium weight, but he must win his headliner against Patrice Volny on Saturday, March 15. Williams (17-1, 12 Kos) and Volny (19-1, 13 KO) meet at the 12-round main event at Caribe Royale, Orlando, Florida. The event will be shown live in Dazn.
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Hearn blames some of Williams’ past, less impressive performances that do not have perfect preparation. He was “indifferent” in the camp and is not fully “mentally” ready. Last year his defeat because of Hamzah Sheeraz last year may be what Hearn is talking about. In this fight, ammunition wounded early, but it was not possible to kill. Losing with work, such as Sheeraz, was disappointing because it was a very winning fight if the ammunition laid his foot on the accelerator.
Hearna’s vision
35 -year -old Volny can hit and knocked out his last three opponents. If Williams cannot pull him out of it, he could be exposed to stopping for the second time. This, of course, would spoil Hearna’s plans to get him the title, and maybe he will have to think about his career goals for him.
“Amunia’s problems in the past were not that he was not good enough, it was because its preparation was not good enough. Sometimes he wasn’t 100%mentally. Sometimes his camps were a little indifferent, “said Eddie Hearn Boxing DAZNSpeaking of the fight of Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams with Patrice Volny on Saturday evening in Orlando, Florida.
28-year-old Williams lost only once in his six-year career, but he did not face any killers except Sheeraz, who is deeply defective. The remaining 17 guys with whom the ammunition fought were not names that most fans have never heard of.
“This is one of the first times in which he had a robust, decent camp. It’s a tough fight. Volny is a gigantic guy and is a stern medium weight – said Hearn. “He is a good warrior. The history of Williams’s ammunition is quite amazing. I look back at his professional debut, and he was the youthful, stimulating child. Then you go through the list wherever he is in the box and everything he did. “
Threat of Volny
Volny is a real gigantic guy. Standing next to the ammunition, he looked like a super average weight. It is tough to believe that he will bring weight tomorrow because it looks enormous. Williams seemed brief and catchy next to him.
“The fact that he is still here after all the problems and problems he had, but you have to count it,” said Hearn about Ammo. “Stories are frigid, but if you overcome, there is only as much as you can do with history. When you compare people with ammunition, it is a riding on a mountain queue. Let’s not twist him, thinking that you can lose. It’s never good, but you can definitely come back from it. “
There is only as much as a promoter can do by building a warrior, telling his life story. These things do not work with fans if the warrior does not win. They do not care what the warrior has gone through his life to get where they are. If they don’t win, fans will not bother with paying attention.
The fight must win
“The reality is that in this sport, if you are not good enough, you will not win. That’s all. If you are not good enough, you can look in a mirror. As long as you have done everything, you can go again – said Hearn.
“You have many high -quality fighters, but you have many fighters who do not have huge profiles that are looking for opportunities against good names in stimulating fighting,” Hearn said when Austin Williams in medium weight was asked if he wins on Saturday against Volny.
“You have a WBO master [Janibek Alimkhanuly]. I think that at some point he intends to get up [to 168]. You just saw [WBC champ] Carlos Adames defeated Hamzah Sheeraz. He is a good warrior, but I wasn’t blown up by him. Then you have [WBA champion Erislandy] Lara. He is a great warrior, but goes on [41 years old].
“Listen, we want to throw the cube of the world -high -weight world championship with Williams ammunition, but he has to win on Saturday,” said Hearn.
Last updated 03/13/2025
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Anthony Joshua has greater commercial opportunities and there is no reason to revisit Whyte now. Tyson Fury operates in a completely different financial bracket. Oleksandr Usyk is chasing legacy fights, not rebuilding opponents. This narrows the field quickly.
Derek Chisora effectively comes to an end, erasing another high-profile domestic money fight. Up-to-date challengers are hazardous, not guaranteeing the same reward. There may be risks associated with younger names, but not with the wallet of an established former titleholder.
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There’s nothing unusual about that in heavyweight boxing. The question is whether the opportunity still reflects reality. Right now, Parker could be one of Whyte’s best paydays available and one of his toughest nights.
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