Jack Williams has entered the professionals in style following his 40-34 point win vs an experienced Jake Pollard.
29-year-old Williams looked comfortable in his pro debut facing an opponents with 80 pro bouts under his belt, this performance looks to be the first of many for the super flyweight who won’t be wasting any time.
The goal for Williams is to win titles and he believes these opportunities are not that far away: “By the end of next year I want to fight for a title, I’m not here to wait around.
“Next year I want at least four or five fights, and the last one I want to be for a title, in the future I believe I can win a British title and anything more than that will be a bonus.”
Williams boxing journey hasn’t been a short one, it actually started over 20 years ago.
“I got into boxing very young to be fair my Dad was boxing and he used to drag me and Jordan (Brother) down there with him at the age of two or three, and we both fell into it from there and started to train properly when i was about 11.”
“I think what got us into it more was watching Joe Calzaghe.” the Welsh link resulted in Calzaghe being the biggest idol for Williams and his brother, who are now starting to fight in the amateurs.
Williams boxing career started far from smoothly when he lost his first ever amateur bout but it was only success from that point onwards “I started boxing at amateurs very young and I actually lost my first ever amateur fight.
“I’m actually glad I did because I went on from there to be unbeaten, I had 47 fights, lost one and won two national championships.”
After mastering his craft in the amateurs Williams felt ready to take the step into the professional world but the challenges of life put a stop his plan: “I thought I was ready to go at about 20 but a lot happened in life so I decided to take a step back and go back into amateurs.
“After COVID I had a few more fights and then we decided I was ready.”
Williams and his brother opened up their own boxing gym around the same time, and after dealing with the gym he became pro under a new manager.
The decision of picking the right one was difficult, but the manager close to home, with evidence of success with other boxers, was the choice for Williams.
“I had a few managements after me but I went for one that was closest to home and he deals with Fabio Wardley so the Portman Road card is something I definitely want to be on.”
Wardley, who currently holds the British heavyweight title, is the face of a new scene of boxers coming through Ipswich. With Ipswich historically not being known for boxers, Wardley is paving the way for the likes of Williams.
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Williams’ debut was in fact on the first pro card that the town has had in five years: “Ipswich hasn’t been great for boxing in the years so its good to get us out there and show what were made off, so having the platform to show it is great.”
Williams looked dominant in the ring and with his Brother in his corner he feels unbeatable.
“My brother is my full time coach and my second coach is Rob Hodkins (Fabios coach).
“My brother is the man who got me, he knows how I tick so having him in my corner and being my full time coach it, feels like there’s no stopping us.”
Williams is expected to fight again in Ipswich on February 8th, as he looks to up the quality of opponents to get a chance at a title.
