Arthur Williams (boxer)

Arthur James Williams (November 12, 1964 – April, 2023) was an American former professional boxer who competed between 1989 and 2010. He held the IBF cruiserweight title from 1998 to 1999 and challenged twice for the WBA cruiserweight title in 1994.

Williams became professional in 1989 and fell short in his first shot at a major championship title, a 1994 split-decision loss to Orlin Norris for the World Boxing Association Cruiserweight Title. Williams was knocked out in the third round in a rematch with Norris later that year.

It was not until 1998 that Williams got another shot at a title belt, a 1998 bout with Imamu Mayfield for the International Boxing Federation Cruiserweight Title.^[1][2]

He won the title by ninth round TKO, however in his first defence he lost to unbeaten Vassiliy Jirov.

On June 23, 2024 Williams was inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame.

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
65	Loss	47–17–1	Carl Davis	UD	10	17/12/2010	UIC Pavilion, Chicago	USBO Cruiserweight Title.
64	Win	47–16–1	Valente Tinajero	UD	6	10/04/2010	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas
63	Loss	46–16–1	Victor Barragan	TKO	7	23/10/2009	Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas	WBC USNBC Cruiserweight Title.
62	Win	46–15–1	Dewey Cooper	MD	10	06/02/2009	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore	WBC USNBC Cruiserweight Title.
61	Win	45–15–1	Dewey Cooper	TD	5	23/10/2008	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore	WBC USNBC Cruiserweight Title.
60	Win	44–15–1	Clarence Moore	UD	6	21/05/2008	The Field House, Camp Lejuene
59	Loss	43–15–1	Alexander Frenkel	TKO	5	16/02/2008	Nürnberger Arena, Nürnberger	Referee stopped the bout at 2:02 of the fifth round.
58	Win	43–14–1	Kenny Keene	TKO	10	29/07/2006	Qwest Arena, Boise	Referee stopped the bout at 0:43 of the tenth round.
57	Win	42–14–1	Gary Gomez	SD	10	20/01/2006	Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley
56	Loss	41–14–1	Felix Cora Jr.	TKO	8	27/10/2005	Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley	NABF Cruiserweight Title.
55	Win	41–13–1	Ali Supreme	KO	3	16/06/2005	Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley	NABF Cruiserweight Title.
54	Loss	40–13–1	Danny Batchelder	SD	10	14/05/2005	Delta Center, Salt Lake City
53	Win	40–12–1	Tim Shocks	UD	8	24/03/2005	Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley
52	Win	39–12–1	Luke Munsen	TKO	8	19/08/2004	Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley	Referee stopped the bout at 1:08 of the eighth round.
51	Loss	38–12–1	Charles Davis	UD	10	29/07/2004	Oakland Arena, Oakland
50	Loss	38–11–1	David Haye	TKO	3	12/05/2004	Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading	Referee stopped the bout at 2:48 of the third round.
49	Loss	38–10–1	Vadim Tokarev	UD	10	29/04/2004	Basket-Hall Arena, Kazan
48	Win	38–9–1	Marcus Harvey	TKO	1	20/02/2004	Ramada Inn, Norwalk	Referee stopped the bout at 1:12 of the first round.
47	Loss	37–9–1	Rydell Booker	UD	10	13/06/2003	Joe Louis Arena, Detroit
46	Win	37–8–1	Wesley Martin	TD	5	28/03/2003	Bicycle Casino, Bell Gardens
45	Loss	36–8–1	O'Neil Bell	TKO	9	08/11/2002	Stratosphere Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
44	Win	36–7–1	Don Normand	KO	1	24/08/2002	Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Las Vegas	Normand knocked out at 1:39 of the first round.
43	Win	35–7–1	Darryl Hollowell	TKO	2	07/06/2002	DeSoto Civic Center, Southaven	Referee stopped the bout at 0:28 of the second round.
42	Loss	34–7–1	Kelvin Davis	SD	12	23/03/2002	Aladdin Theater, Las Vegas
41	Loss	34–6–1	O'Neil Bell	TKO	11	07/09/2001	Dakota Magic Casino, Hankinson	NABF Cruiserweight Title.
40	Win	34–5–1	Gary Wilcox	SD	10	24/02/2001	Ice Palace, Tampa
39	Win	33–5–1	Ray Berry	TKO	9	10/08/2000	Grand Casino, Biloxi	Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the ninth round.
38	Win	32–5–1	Darren Zenner	UD	10	15/10/1999	Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola
37	Win	31–5–1	Dan Ward	TKO	6	01/10/1999	Grand Casino, Tunica
36	Loss	30–5–1	Vassiliy Jirov	TKO	7	Jun 5, 1999	Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi	Lost IBF cruiserweight title
35	Win	30–4–1	Art Jimmerson	KO	1	09/01/1999	Civic Center, Pensacola
34	Win	29–4–1	Imamu Mayfield	TKO	9	30/10/1998	Grand Casino, Biloxi	Won IBF cruiserweight title
33	Win	28–4–1	Adolpho Washington	UD	12	06/01/1998	Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis
32	Win	27–4–1	Steve Little	UD	12	09/09/1997	Fernwood Resort, Bushkill
31	Win	26–4–1	Rick Roufus	TKO	4	22/02/1997	Condado
30	Win	25–4–1	John Kiser	TKO	5	27/06/1995	Convention Centre, Edmonton	Referee stopped the bout at 1:38 of the fifth round.
29	Loss	24–4–1	Chris Byrd	SD	10	23/05/1995	The Palace, Auburn Hills
28	Win	24–3–1	Jason Nicholson	TKO	6	17/02/1995	Silver Nugget, North Las Vegas	Referee stopped the bout at 1:45 of the sixth round.
27	Win	23–3–1	Jeff Williams	TKO	1	29/12/1994	Silver Nugget, North Las Vegas
26	Win	22–3–1	Michael Green	PTS	8	20/10/1994	Silver Nugget, North Las Vegas
25	Loss	21–3–1	Orlin Norris	TKO	3	02/07/1994	The Mirage, Las Vegas	For WBA cruiserweight title
24	Loss	21–2–1	Orlin Norris	SD	12	04/03/1994	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas	For WBA cruiserweight title
23	Win	21–1–1	Matthew Brooks	TKO	3	15/12/1993	Aladdin Theater, Las Vegas
22	Win	20–1–1	David Gamble	TKO	2	23/10/1993	Broward Co Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale
21	Win	19–1–1	Jeff Lampkin	UD	10	08/06/1993	Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
20	Win	18–1–1	Yuri Vaulin	TKO	11	16/12/1992	Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
19	Win	17–1–1	Jose Macias Chong	TKO	1	26/06/1992	Union Plaza Casino, Las Vegas
18	Win	16–1–1	Dwight Muhammad Qawi	UD	10	08/05/1992	Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
17	Win	15–1–1	Sean McClain	TKO	1	28/03/1992	Aladdin Theater, Las Vegas	Referee stopped the bout at 1:38 of the first round.
16	Win	14–1–1	Randy Leaks	KO	3	26/11/1991	Country Club, Reseda
15	Win	13–1–1	Keith McMurray	TKO	2	12/11/1991	Union Plaza Casino, Las Vegas
14	Win	12–1–1	Terry Verners	KO	1	11/10/1991	Union Plaza Casino, Las Vegas
13	Win	11–1–1	Sim Warrior	TKO	2	13/09/1991	Union Plaza Casino, Las Vegas
12	Loss	10–1–1	Sim Warrior	KO	3	06/07/1991	Union Plaza Casino, Las Vegas
11	Win	10–0–1	Keith McMurray	UD	8	15/05/1991	Union Plaza Casino, Las Vegas
10	Win	9–0–1	Joey Parker	KO	4	24/04/1991	Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas
9	Win	8–0–1	Joey Parker	UD	10	20/02/1991	Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas
8	Win	7–0–1	Armando Hurtado	TKO	1	27/12/1990	Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas
7	Win	6–0–1	Scott Fusci	TKO	4	21/11/1990	Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas
6	Win	5–0–1	Terry Verners	PTS	8	08/10/1990	Great Western Forum, Inglewood
5	Win	4–0–1	Greg Steward	KO	1	22/09/1990	Great Western Forum, Inglewood
4	Draw	3–0–1	Sylvester White	PTS	4	11/05/1990	Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola
3	Win	3–0	Anthony Harris	KO	1	28/03/1990	Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola	Harris knocked out at 1:36 of the first round.
2	Win	2–0	Paul Jones	KO	2	28/02/1990	Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola	Jones knocked out at 0:42 of the second round.
1	Win	1–0	Kevin Poindexter	KO	1	30/11/1989	Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola	Poindexter knocked out at 2:10 of the first round.

• List of world cruiserweight boxing champions

• Boxing record for Arthur Williams from BoxRec (registration required)