On December 11, 2021, a 22-year-old Michael Williams Jr. (19-0, 12 KOs) and John Bauza met in the ring.
Williams Jr. came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 25 days.
Michael Williams Jr. lost to John Bauza via TKO in the 4th round, and adds a loss to his record at 19-1.