The junior welterweight division is one of the deepest and most talent-rich weight classes in boxing today. Promoter Lou DiBella believes Mykquan Williams is one of the best at 140 pounds.
Williams will take on once-beaten Lavisas Williams tonight at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. The 10-round bout will precede the main event between IBF world bantamweight titleholder Miyo Yoshida and challenger Shurretta Metcalf.
Both fights will be streamed live on ProBox TV (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT).
DiBella believes Williams can not only compete against the best in the division, but it’s only a matter of time before Williams becomes a world titleholder at 140 pounds.
“Undefeated Mykquan Williams looks to add a belt to his collection and continue his rise in world ratings,” DiBella told The Ring on Monday afternoon. “Mykie is ready for his chance at a (world) title. A win at The Theater at Madison Square Garden will move him closer to that goal.”
Williams (21-0-2, 10 KOs), who lives in East Hartford, Conn., last fought on June 7, stopping Willmank Canonico Brito at the end of the third round.
In his previous fight on January 17, Williams scored an impressive sixth-round knockout victory over Luis Feliciano in a clash of undefeated junior welterweights. In a back-and-forth fight early on, which was streamed live on ProBox TV, Williams was able to wear down Feliciano before picking up the knockout victory.
The 26-year-old fought on Showtime programs in January 2021 and dropped Yeis Solano once en route to a decision victory on a ShoBox telecast. The battle against Solano was also a clash between undefeated prospects.
Williams’ other notable fights include a unanimous decision win over Clarence Booth in November 2022 and a majority decision over Tre’Sean Wiggins in October 2019.
Lavisas Williams (10-1-1, 3 KOs), who lives in Rochester, New York, defeated journeyman Kelvin Kibler by unanimous decision in his last fight on April 20. The win over Kibler came nearly five years after a decision victory over Mario Alfano, who entered the fight undefeated.
The 33-year-old squared off against O’Shaquie Foster in February 2016, almost three and a half years before the Alfano fight. Williams was dropped four times by Foster before the fight ended in round eight.
The clash between Myqkuan Williams and Lavisas Williams, along with the Yoshida-Metcalf fight, will be part of the Broadway Boxing card promoted by Lou DiBella. Portions of the proceeds from the Heroes on the Hudson event will be donated to military charities, including the West Point Society of New York, Merging Vets and Players, and the Headstrong Project.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He can be reached at (email protected)
