Raynell Williams
Encyclopedia
Raynell Williams is an American
amateur boxer
who won the featherweight national championships in 2007 and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
.
He won the silver medal at the National Golden Gloves 2007 after losing to aggressive 16-year old Hylon Williams (2-3).
At the US championships in June,however, he bested the other Williams (31-21) in the semifinals and Rico Ramos
(16-9), in finals.
At the US Olympic trials he edged out his nemesis Hylon Williams two out of three in close bouts (24-22), (16-20) and (17-16).
At the world championships 2007 he upset Olympian Khedafi Djelkhir
of France and another fighter to qualify for Beijing but was defeated by Russian Albert Selimov
.
At the Olympics 2008 he lost the rematch with Djelkhir.
At the 2012 Olympic Trials he lost in the finals to Jose Ramírez
21-16.
United States
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amateur boxer
Boxing
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who won the featherweight national championships in 2007 and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
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Career
Southpaw counterpuncher Williams who hails from Ohio started boxing in 2001.He won the silver medal at the National Golden Gloves 2007 after losing to aggressive 16-year old Hylon Williams (2-3).
At the US championships in June,however, he bested the other Williams (31-21) in the semifinals and Rico Ramos
Rico Ramos
Rico Dashon Ramos is an American Super Bantamweight boxer of Puerto Rican descent. He is the current WBA world super bantamweight champion.-Amateur career:...
(16-9), in finals.
At the US Olympic trials he edged out his nemesis Hylon Williams two out of three in close bouts (24-22), (16-20) and (17-16).
At the world championships 2007 he upset Olympian Khedafi Djelkhir
Khedafi Djelkhir
Khédafi Djelkhir, or sometimes Khesafi Djelkhir, is a French featherweight amateur boxer of Algerian origin...
of France and another fighter to qualify for Beijing but was defeated by Russian Albert Selimov
Albert Selimov
Albert Shevketovich Selimov is a Russian amateur Featherweight boxer best known for winning the European championship 2006 and the World Championships 2007.-Career:...
.
At the Olympics 2008 he lost the rematch with Djelkhir.
At the 2012 Olympic Trials he lost in the finals to Jose Ramírez
Jose Ramírez
Jose Ramírez is a Mexican-American amateur boxer in the Lightweight division. He is currently the number one rated amateur boxer at Lightweight in the U.S. Jose has qualified to represent the United States at the 2012 Olympics by defeating 2008 Olympian Raynell Williams 21-16 in the finals of the...
21-16.
World Championships results
2007 World Championships2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Chicago, United States from October 23, 2007 to November 3, 2007. It was held at the UIC Pavilion. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history. The championships were originally awarded to Moscow...
- Defeated Khedafi DjelkhirKhedafi DjelkhirKhédafi Djelkhir, or sometimes Khesafi Djelkhir, is a French featherweight amateur boxer of Algerian origin...
(France) 28-18 - Defeated Maksat Ospanov (Kazakhstan) 28-9
- Defeated Azat Hovhanesyan (Armenia) RSCO 3
- Lost to Albert SelimovAlbert SelimovAlbert Shevketovich Selimov is a Russian amateur Featherweight boxer best known for winning the European championship 2006 and the World Championships 2007.-Career:...
(Russia) 8-25
Olympic Games results
2008 Summer Olympics2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
- Defeated Alessio di SavinoAlessio di SavinoAlessio di Savino is an Italian boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics and lost his debut to Raynell Williams in the men's featherweight division .-External links:**...
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) 9:1 - Lost to Khedafi DjelkhirKhedafi DjelkhirKhédafi Djelkhir, or sometimes Khesafi Djelkhir, is a French featherweight amateur boxer of Algerian origin...
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