Paul Williams (41-2, 27) was born in Augusta, Georgia, U.S. on July 27, 1981. At the age of 18 years on July 21, 2000, he made his professional boxing debut against Jeremy Mickelson, winning the fight via 4-round points decision.
On his 33rd career fight at 25 years old, Williams became a welterweight world champion on July 14, 2007 after defeating Antonio Margarito via 12-round unanimous decision to win the WBO title.
Williams' last fight was a 12-round unanimous decision win against Nobuhiro Ishida at age 30 on February 18, 2012. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
Some of Paul Williams' best fights have been against Antonio Margarito, Winky Wright, Nobuhiro Ishida, Carlos Quintana, Sharmba Mitchell, Sergio Martínez and Erislandy Lara.
Williams has 2 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43  | Feb 18, 2012 30 years, 6 months 41-2 (27) | 36 years, 6 months 24-6-2 (9) | 12 | UD | WIN | |
42  | Jul 9, 2011 29 years, 11 months 40-2 (27) | 28 years, 2 months 15-0-1 (10) | 12 | MD | WIN | |
41  | Nov 20, 2010 29 years, 3 months 39-2 (27) | 35 years, 8 months 45-2-2 (24) | MD | 2 | KO | LOSS For WBC, The Ring |
40  | May 8, 2010 28 years, 9 months 39-1 (27) | 30 years, 6 months 32-2-1 (28) | 4 | TD | WIN | |
39 | Dec 5, 2009 28 years, 4 months 38-1 (27) | 34 years, 9 months 44-1-2 (24) | 12 | MD | WIN | |
38  | Apr 11, 2009 27 years, 8 months 37-1 (27) | 37 years, 4 months 51-4-1 (25) | 12 | UD | WIN | |
37 | Nov 29, 2008 27 years, 4 months 36-1 (27) | Verno Phillips | SWL | 8 | TKO | WIN Won WBO Interim |
36 | Sep 25, 2008 27 years, 1 months 35-1 (26) | Andy Kolle | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
35  | Jun 7, 2008 26 years, 10 months 34-1 (25) | 31 years, 7 months 25-1 (19) | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Won WBO |
34 | Feb 9, 2008 26 years, 6 months 33-1 (24) | 31 years, 3 months 24-1 (19) | WL | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBO |
33  | Jul 14, 2007 25 years, 11 months 33-0 (24) | 29 years, 3 months 34-4 (24) | WL | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBO |
32 | Nov 4, 2006 25 years, 3 months 32-0 (24) | Santos Pakau | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
31  | Aug 19, 2006 25 years 31-0 (23) | 35 years, 11 months 57-5 (30) | WL | 4 | KO | WIN |
30 | May 27, 2006 24 years, 10 months 30-0 (22) | Walter Matthysse | WL | 10 | TKO | WIN |
29 | Apr 12, 2006 24 years, 8 months 29-0 (21) | Sergio Rios | WL | 2 | KO | WIN |
28 | Dec 2, 2005 24 years, 4 months 28-0 (20) | Alfonso Sanchez | 5 | KO | WIN | |
27 | Sep 30, 2005 24 years, 2 months 27-0 (19) | Marteze Logan | 8 | UD | WIN | |
26 | Apr 22, 2005 23 years, 8 months 26-0 (19) | Terrance Cauthen | 10 | UD | WIN | |
25 | Nov 11, 2004 23 years, 3 months 25-0 (19) | Sammy Sparkman | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
24 | Sep 23, 2004 23 years, 1 months 24-0 (18) | Javier Hector Valadez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | May 7, 2004 22 years, 9 months 23-0 (17) | Luis Hernandez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
22 | Feb 6, 2004 22 years, 6 months 22-0 (17) | Rodolfo Gomez | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Nov 7, 2003 22 years, 3 months 21-0 (16) | Arturo Rodriguez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
20 | Aug 26, 2003 22 years 20-0 (15) | Benjie Marquez | 3 | DQ | WIN | |
19 | Jan 3, 2003 21 years, 5 months 19-0 (15) | Earl Jackson | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Oct 18, 2002 21 years, 2 months 18-0 (14) | Joshua Onyango | 6 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Jul 27, 2002 21 years 17-0 (14) | Gary Grant | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Apr 5, 2002 20 years, 8 months 16-0 (13) | Laatekwei Hammond | 6 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Jan 4, 2002 20 years, 5 months 15-0 (13) | Agustin Silva | 4 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Dec 7, 2001 20 years, 4 months 14-0 (13) | Mahan Washington | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Sep 29, 2001 20 years, 2 months 13-0 (12) | Willie McDonald | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Aug 25, 2001 20 years 12-0 (11) | Robert Muhammad | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Jul 3, 2001 19 years, 11 months 11-0 (10) | Rhon Roberts | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Mar 31, 2001 19 years, 8 months 10-0 (9) | Miguel Aquila | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Jan 27, 2001 19 years, 6 months 9-0 (8) | Henry Hawkins | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Dec 14, 2000 19 years, 4 months 8-0 (7) | Miguel Aquila | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Dec 9, 2000 19 years, 4 months 7-0 (6) | Rohan Nanton | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Oct 28, 2000 19 years, 3 months 6-0 (5) | Eleser Ortega | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Oct 19, 2000 19 years, 2 months 5-0 (4) | James Young | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Sep 30, 2000 19 years, 2 months 4-0 (3) | Adrian McNeil | 1 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Aug 18, 2000 19 years 3-0 (2) | Richard Burns | 1 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Aug 1, 2000 19 years 2-0 (1) | Matt Hill | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Jul 21, 2000 18 years, 11 months 1-0 (0) | Jeremy Mickelson | 4 | PTS | WIN |
