In what was being billed as the rematch of the year, middleweight king Sergio Martinez knocked Paul Williams with a short left hook in round 2 (1:10). It was a major surprise to everyone at The Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It seemed Williams would set up the precedent for the rest of the fight, coming out aggressive with a extremely fast pace. Both fighters got their licks in that first round with Williams getting the cleaner of the shots. Then in the second, in the middle of a exchange Martinez hit the short left hook that is sure to catapult him into one of the top fighters in the game.
” It was a product of preparation. I started to attack, and when I did, we knew he was going to make a mistake, because he always makes mistakes. He left me a lot of room to come in and hit him.” Hit him he did, with what will go down as knockout of the year. “I got caught with a punch,” said Williams who was ok after the knockout.
Undercard Results:
Zsolt Erdei def Samson Onyango via unanimous decision (80-72,80-72,79-73)
Tony Thompson def Paul Marinaccio via TKO in R4 (2:02)
Fernando Guerrero def Saul Duran in R4 (1:06)
Steve Chambers def Bayan Jargal via SD (77-75, 78-74,77-75)
Luis Del Valle Jr def Noe Lopez Jr via TKO in R3 (1:48)
Willie Nelson def Quinton Whitaker in R1 (2:22)
