Promoter Eddie Hearn wants to position Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams for a title shot at the middleweight, but he must win his main performance against Patrice Volny on Saturday, March 15. Williams (17-1, 12 costs) and Volny (19-1, 13 food) meet in the 12-round main event in the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida. The event will be shown Live on dazn.
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Hearn blames some of Williams’ less impressive performances for not having the ideal preparation. He was “careless” in the camp and is not “spiritual” ready. His eleventh round out loss of Hamzah Sheeraz last year is perhaps what Hearn is talking about. In that battle, ammunition injured Sheeraz early, but could not kill. Losing to a hyp track, such as Sheeraz, was disappointing, as it was a very winable battle if ammunition put his foot on the accelerator.
Hearn’s vision
Volny (35) could hit and he knocked out his last three opponents. If Williams can’t find him there, he can run the risk of stopping for the second time. It will spoil Hearn’s plans to get him a title shot, and he may have to reconsider his career goals for him.
‘Ammunition’s problems in the past were not that he wasn’t good enough, it was that his preparation wasn’t good enough. Sometimes he was not 100% there spiritually. Sometimes his camps were a little careless, ”Eddie Hearn tells Dazn boxTalk about Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams’ fight against Patrice Volny this Saturday night in Orlando, Florida.
Williams, 28, lost only once in his six -year career, but he did not face any murderers except Sheeraz, who is deeply flawed. The other 17 guys who fought ammunition were no names that most fans have never heard.
“This is one of the first times he had a strong, decent camp. This is a difficult struggle. Volny is a big guy, and he’s a serious middleweight, ‘says Hearn. “He’s a good fighter. The Ammo Williams story is incredible. I look back at his professional debut, and he was this young, excited child. Then you go through the list of everywhere he boxes and everything he did. “
Volny’s threat
Volny is a real big guy. He stands next to ammunition and looks like a super -middle weight. It’s hard to believe he’s going to gain weight tomorrow because he looks big. Williams appeared short and scratched next to him.
“The fact that he is still here after all the problems and problems he has had, but you have to count it,” Hearn says about ammunition. ‘Stories are nice, but if you beat, there’s just so much you can do with a story. If you compare people with ammunition, this is an Achtbaan ride. Let us not turn it to think that it is good to lose. It is never good to lose, but you can certainly come back from it. “
There is just so much that a promoter can do, which builds a fighter by telling their life story. Things don’t work with fans if the fighter doesn’t win. They will not care about what a fighter has been in their lives to come where they are. If they do not win, supporters will not bother to pay attention.
Must-win battle
“The reality is that, in this sport, if you’re not good enough, you won’t win. That’s it. If you are not good enough, you can look yourself in the mirror. As long as you have given it all, you can go again, ”says Hearn.
“You have a lot of quality fighters, but you have many fighters who do not have massive profiles looking for opportunities against good names in exciting battles,” Hearn said when asked about what possibilities there are for Austin Williams on Saturday when he is the victory against Volny on Saturday.
“You have the WBO champion (Janibek Alimkhanuly). I think he’s going to go up at some point (after 168). You have just seen (WBC Champ) Carlos Adames beat Hamzah Sheeraz. He is a good fighter, but I was not blown away by him. Then you (WBA champion Erislandy) Lara. He is a wonderful fighter, but he goes (41 years old).
“Listen, we want to roll the dice for the worldweight worldweight with Ammo Williams, but he has to win on Saturday,” Hearn said.
Last updated on 03/13/2025
