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DaVarryl Jerome Williamson (born July 25, 1968) is an American former
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. A highly-touted amateur, he challenged once for the IBF world heavyweight title in 2005.


Early and personal life

Williamson was raised in
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in the inner city
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, born to a mother addicted to drugs and a criminal father. He spent his youth moving between
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s and between schools until his father chose to resume contact at the age of 11. An accomplished
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star, he attended Rochester Community and Technical College in Minnesota on a scholarship. Williamson later transferred on a scholarship to play for NCAA Division II
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in Nebraska, graduating in 1993. He is married to Jennifer Williamson.


Boxing career


Amateur career

Williamson started boxing as an amateur at the age of 25. In January 1995, he received an offer to join the U.S. Olympic Education Center in Marquette, Michigan, in order to qualify at the
1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
. Williamson failed to qualify, but joined the team as an alternate. Standing 6 ft 3 in tall, Williamson gained popularity for his punching power, mainly for his clubbing right-hand haymaker, which became known as "Touch of Sleep". As an amateur, Williamson won the
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heavyweight championships in 1996 and 1999, and United States national amateur championships in 1996, 1997 and 1998 and built a record of 120 wins, 17 losses and 1 draw, with 103 wins coming by
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(88% KO rate).


Highlights

1996 Olympic Trials Heavyweight *Defeated Harold Sconiers KO 1 *Defeated David Washington KO *Lost to Nate Jones on points 1996 Challengers Olympics Heavyweight *Defeated
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on points 1996 Olympics Heavyweight Box-Offs *Lost to Nate Jones on points 1997 United States Heavyweight Championships *Defeated James Jackson KO 1 *Defeated Terry Smith KO 2 *Defeated
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KO 3 1997 World Championships in Budapest (Heavyweight) *Defeated Garth da Silva (N-Z) on points *Lost to Mark Simmons] (Can) on points 1998 Tournament in Tampere, Finland (Heavyweight) *Defeated Kai Brankarr (Fin) TKO 1 1998 United States Heavyweight Championships *Defeated Sam Sleezer TKO 2 *Defeated Kevin Montly TKO 1 *Defeated Stanley McClain KO 3 *Defeated
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on points 1998 Goodwill Games (Heavyweight) *Defeated Mocerino KO 1 *Defeated Kshinin KO 2 *Lost to Félix Savón (Cub) KO 1 1999: United States Heavyweight Championships *Defeated Sifou Sua KO 4 *Lost to
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on points 1999: Golden Gloves (Heavyweight) *Defeated
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KO *Defeated Patrick Nuwamu KO *Defeated
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on points *Defeated Jeremiah Muhammad KO 2 *Defeated Michael Bennett (boxer) KO 2 1999 Multi-National Tournament in Liverpool, England (Heavyweight:) *Defeated Kevin Evans (Gal) TKO *Lost to Garth Da Silva (N-Z) on points 2000 Olympic Trials Heavyweight *Defeated Anthony Stewart points *Defeated Mike Kirkman points *Lost to Michael Bennett (boxer) points 2000 Challengers Round Olympic Trials Heavyweight *Lost to
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points


Professional career

Williamson made his professional debut in 2000 at the age of 32. He won his first eighteen fights out of 19, with 16 of them by
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(KO) inside the first five rounds before facing another undefeated hard-hitting heavyweight
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. In the opening minute, Mesi hit Williamson with a right-left combination, unleashing a barrage of punches which ultimately put Williamson down. Davarryl was not able to get up at the count of ten, declaring Mesi the winner by first-round KO. Afterwards, Williamson defeated Kendrick Releford by fifth-round TKO and Cuban contender Eliecer Castillo by
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before facing
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. The fight took place at
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in
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. Williamson dropped Klitschko forty seconds into the fourth round, but was unable to capitalize on it. An accidental head butt in the closing seconds of the fifth round caused Klitschko bleeding from a cut above his right eye. Due to the cut, the fight was prematurely stopped, with Klitschko being declared the winner by technical decision. Two of the judges scored the fight identically 49–46 in favor of Klitschko, while the third judge had Williamson winning 48–47. Just one month after the bout, Williamson defeated former world champion, 39-year old
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, who was on the comeback trail and lost 19 lbs for this bout, by unanimous decision. He then faced former world title challenger
Derrick Jefferson Derrick Lavon Jefferson (born March 10, 1968) is an American former professional boxer. He challenged once for the WBO title in 2001, and is perhaps best remembered for his brutal left hook-knockout of Maurice Harris in 1999. Early life Jeffers ...
less than three months later, stopping him in the second round. Both fights took place at
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. Following the win over Jefferson, Williamson received a title shot against
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for the IBF world heavyweight title. The bout took place in
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, and was the main event of
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's card that included
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fighting
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. The fight, which some observers expected to be "explosive", was marked by a series of feints and clinches. The bout went full twelve rounds, with Byrd being declared the winner by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring the fight 116–112 and one judge scoring it 115–113. The end of the fight was followed with boos from the crowd. Following the fight it was revealed Williamson had postponed elbow surgery. Following the loss, Williamson won two fights, beating journeyman Maurice Wheeler and undefeated prospect Mike Mollo within four rounds each, before facing former world title challenger Kali Meehan on October 6, 2007 at
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. Williamson, who was 39 years old at the time, lost by sixth-round TKO. He got his last chance to fight for the title in 2009, facing Ray Austin in the WBC heavyweight title eliminator, but was stopped in the fourth round. After that, Williamson fought sporadically, having fought three times before retiring in 2014 after losing to Eric Molina at the age of 45.


Professional boxing record

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Accolades

* Williamson was inducted to Colorado Hall of Fame 2022 *National
Golden Gloves The Golden Gloves of America is an organization that promotes annual competitions of amateur boxing in the United States, in which winners are awarded a belt and a ring, and the title of national champion. The organization currently owns 30 fr ...
Champion - 1996, 1999 *
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national amateur heavyweight champion – 1996, 1997, 1998 (first and only heavyweight to win the championships three times in a row) *10-Time National Amateur Boxing Champion *
Goodwill Games The Goodwill Games were an international sports competition created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s. In 1979, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan caused the United States and other ...
Silver Medalist - 1998 *
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Team - First Alternate - 1996 * U.S. Olympic Festival Champion - 1995 *American Boxing Classic Champion - 1995, 1996, 1999 * National Police Athletic League Champion - 1999 *His professional opponents have a combined record of 337–150–6


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DaVarryl Williamson's TOS Boxing Gym
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Williamson, Davarryl Boxers from Colorado Heavyweight boxers National Golden Gloves champions Northern Michigan University alumni Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers Wayne State Warriors football players 1968 births Living people American male boxers Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games 20th-century American sportsmen