Ammo & Bam Pick Up Tougher than Expected Wins

26-year-old Southpaw Austin "Ammo" Williams of Houston moved his perfect record to 12-0. He dropped and decisioned rugged contender Kieron Conway of the UK. Ammo was pushed the 10-round distance for the first time in his career. In a fight that was still up for grabs going through the eighth became one-sided in the ninth as the Houstonian seized control of the bout and dropped Conwy with a picture-perfect right uppercut at around the midway point of the round. Right there the fight changed as a noticeably hurt Brit ceased trying to win the fight and spent the rest of the ninth and then the 10th right trying to survive and keep away from the hard-hitting Texan. Conway rolled to a hard-earned UD victory by scores of 97-92x2 and 96-93.

WBC Super flyweight champ and 115-pound sensation Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez continued his surge Saturday night in Vegas in a tougher than expected challenge from Israel Gonzalez. Gonzales used his reach and size to his advantage and had a degree of success keeping Bam off of him and landing his fair share of power shots. By the eighth, the San Antonian took control of the fight landing right hooks and right hands. Mixing up head and body shots to perfection, one such body shot strayed a bit too low and cost the Texan a point. However, it made no impact on the decision as Rodriguez picked up the second defense of his WBC strap and moved his record to 17-0 picking up his third win of 2022 and his fourth win in less than 12 months.

Ammo Williams Switches Trainers Ahead of Conway Fight

Not long ago, Austin "Ammo" Williams, of Houston, was viewed as one of if not the brightest prospect on the Matchroom roster. After taking apart Denis Douglin back in March of 2021, a career-best performance. Following the impressive victory, Williams took a leave from the sport. It seemed to derail all the momentum he had built up, despite being away from the ring for only about 9-months. Williams battled his mental health issues and got himself right. Joined up with legendary trainer Kevin Cunningham and got right back on track, an experience Willaims viewed as a good experience. “I decided to make a change and go back to my regular team. I learned so much from Kevin Cunningham, it was a great place for me to be at the time with the struggles I went through with my mental health, to be with someone that is very structured, and added Kevin was in the military and a police officer. He’s lived in harsh environments and was the right man to polish me up and taught me a lot about the business. He saw I had the boxing ability and talent, he took another route and taught me the game, how much of boxing is in the mind, because he’s been there, and I was receptive to listening to it."

Ammo's original team was run by head trainer Dwight Pratchett, a mainstay of the famous Main St Gym, on Main Street in Houston. Willaims turned pro and ran his record to 8-0 (7) and even fought on a Canelo card in his home state. He split and trained with Cunningham and won three fights in a row. However, Willaims is back in a familiar place on a Canelo card with Pratchett in his corner. A position Williams is excited to be in. “It is my honor and a dream come true to open up the Canelo vs. GGG III Pay-Per-View telecast will deliver an unforgettable experience and capture my second consecutive title in the most sophisticated way imaginable." Willaims went on to say "I fought on a Canelo card before and I got a brilliant reaction to my performance that night, so Eddie Hearn knows that the more energy that is in the place, the more I can use it and give it back to the fans."

Willaims will do battle with highly skilled Brit, Kieron Conway for the WBA WBA International Middleweight title. If Williams is successful, he will shoot up the WBA rankings and be entering the world title picture. A world title held by champ Gennady Golovkin. The belt will likely become vacant in the near future. Should GGG lose, it is expected he will hang the gloves up. If he wins, it's thought he will stay at super middleweight. Meaning either way the belt will likely be left vacant. Putting Williams in a position to join fellow Clutch City native Jermall Charlo as a middleweight world champion.

Bam & Ammo Featured on Canelo-GGG III Card

Two undefeated Texans will make the trip to Las Vegas this week and take part in the Canelo-GGG III card at the T Mobile Arena. One champion and one future champ are featured on the card. Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez will return to the ring following his spectacular eighth-round TKO stoppage of Srisaket Sor Rungvisai in San Antonio on June 25th. Bam is likely the front-runner for the Fighter of The Year honors. He will battle Israel Gonzalez of Los Cabos, Mexico, a veteran of 33 professional bouts. Gonzalez sports a record of 28-4-1 and has won two consecutive eight-round decisions since his last blemish a draw to Puerto Rican fighter Jose Martinez-Mercado back in March of 2021. Rodriguez has established himself as one of the future mega-stars of the sporty. According to his Co Promotion, Matchroom Boxing, they want to fight Bam four times a year and keep him fighting as the co-main event on Canelo cards. Plus the plan is to fight him twice more each year, headlining in San Antonio. Rodriguez will look to push his perfect record to 17-0 and may fight again towards the end of the year back home in the Alamo City.

Also on the card is surging middleweight prospect Austin "Ammo" Williams of Houston. Williams was viewed as one of Boxing's premier prospects when he dominated rugged veteran Denis Douglin over eight one-sided rounds in just his eighth professional bout back in March of 2021. Following the bout, Williams took a hiatus from the ring. "Ammo", who last fought in April, disposing of undefeated Chrodale Booker in one round, opened up about the outside-the-ring issues he was dealing with “The brain is so complex you don’t really take time to sit with it and understand it. Boxing is the loneliest sport in the world, so we’re dealing with something that’s so high level, putting your life on the line for a living. You are out there to be judged in front of a crowd, your heart on your sleeve and showing your art to the world, and your physical health is attached to that.” Willaims sports an 11-0 (9) record and will battle Kieron Conway of Northamptonshire, England, for the WBA International middleweight title.