Phil Williams (boxer)
Encyclopedia
Phil Williams, alias The Drill, (born July 12, 1977) is a super middleweight
professional boxer
. Williams was born in Queens, New York, but moved to Minneapolis
, Minnesota
as a child and today lives in north Minneapolis, where he works as a barber
.
or TKO, losing for the first time to 14-0-1 Marcus Oliveria
in August 2008. In that fight Williams knocked Oliveria down in the third and sixth rounds, but ran out of gas and was knocked out in the seventh round of an eight-round bout. In his most recent bout Williams defeated former middleweight contender Antwun Echols
by TKO in the 7th round. To date Williams has compiled a professional record of 11-1 with 10 knockouts.
Super middleweight
Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...
professional boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
. Williams was born in Queens, New York, but moved to Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
as a child and today lives in north Minneapolis, where he works as a barber
Barber
A barber is someone whose occupation is to cut any type of hair, and to shave or trim the beards of men. The place of work of a barber is generally called a barbershop....
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Professional career
Williams made his professional debut in April 2006 with a first-round TKO defeat of Jason Medina. Williams won his first eight bouts, all by knockoutKnockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
or TKO, losing for the first time to 14-0-1 Marcus Oliveria
Marcus Oliveria
Marcus Oliveria is a light heavyweight professional boxer fighting out of Lawrence, Kansas.-Professional career:Oliveria made his professional debut with a knockout win against Daniel Russell in April 2006. Oliveria would win his first six bouts by knockout, five of them in the first round...
in August 2008. In that fight Williams knocked Oliveria down in the third and sixth rounds, but ran out of gas and was knocked out in the seventh round of an eight-round bout. In his most recent bout Williams defeated former middleweight contender Antwun Echols
Antwun Echols
Antwun Echols is an American boxer. Although he has been a perennial contender in the Middleweight division, Echols has never captured a major title.-Career:...
by TKO in the 7th round. To date Williams has compiled a professional record of 11-1 with 10 knockouts.