Former Jr middleweight world title challenger Julian Williams (24-1-1, 15 KOs) scored a ten round unanimous points verdict victory over former IBF jr middleweight champion Ishe Smith (29-9, 12 KOs) last night at the Cosmopolitan resort in Las Vegas. Smith suffered a horrible cut over the left eye in round two, and a second gash in the same area in round 7, both from accidental head clashes.. The 27-year-old Williams was the sharper of the two, landing the more accurate punches, but did allow the wily 39 year old to gather momentum with furious combination punches, to run the youngster close down the stretch.. Both fighters gave everything in a highly competitive, entertaining battle that I had a lot closer than that of the judges scorecards.. Scores were 99-91, 98-92, 97-93, all for Williams.. Mirageboxing scored it 96-95 in favour of Williams with a lot of rounds extremely close. Smith should be pleased with his performance, and although it appears that he is the product of a bygone era, in his 17th year, he still has a lot left to offer.. Williams is a decent, busy fighter, but showed on this occasion, there is still a lot of work to do before he jumps back towards a world championship.
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