Antonio Margarito vs Paul Williams
On July 14, 2007, Antonio Margarito (34-4, 24 KOs), the welterweight WBO champion, defends his title against American challenger, Paul Williams (32-0, 24 KOs).
Margarito vs Williams Stats
Antonio Margarito is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Joshua Clottey, 7 months and 12 days ago. Paul Williams is on a 32-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round TKO win over Santos Pakau, 8 months and 10 days ago.
Margarito vs Williams Prediction & Odds
Although the odds are slightly in favor of Paul Williams at 53.6-46.4, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Williams has a slightly better chance of winning, but Margarito could also certainly pull it off.
Margarito vs Williams Result
Paul Williams defeated Antonio Margarito via unanimous decision and wins the WBO title — in his first world-title fight. Williams improves his record to 33-0, while Margarito adds a loss to his record at 34-5.