Duran Williams

Duran Williams (also known as George Duran) (born February 25, 1967) is a retired Jamaican professional boxer.

Life and career

Born in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, Williams grew up in a family with 17 children. He worked as an electrician.[1]

Williams made his debut in professional boxing on August 3, 1989, in his native Jamaica. He subsequently fought the vast majority of his fights in the United States. Williams, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, had a record of 16 wins and 1 draw and was ranked first in the IBF world ranking, when he took on German Henry Maske for the IBF Light Heavyweight title in Dortmund, Germany on February 17, 1996.[2] His trainer was Norman Wilson. Williams was paid 200.000 Dollar for the fight.[3] Williams and title holder Maske fought similar, rather cautious styles. A crowd of 12,500 at Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, witnessed a close bout, which saw Williams lose by unanimous decision.[4]

On August 9, 1996, Williams lost the final fight of his professional career, when he was stopped in round nine by James Toney in a World Boxing Union Light Heavyweight title fight. The bout took place in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.[5] Williams retired with an overall record of 16 wins (11 by knockout), 2 losses and 1 draw.[2]

References
  1. "Hungrig auf den Titel" (PDF). Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 1996-02-16. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  2. "Duran Williams". Boxrec. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  3. "Der "Professor" fordert den Weltmeister" (PDF). Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 1996-02-17. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  4. "Henry Maskes letzte Herausforderung" (PDF). Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 1996-02-19. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  5. "Sports. Miscellany". The Spokesman-Review. 1996-08-10. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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