Myquan Williams won a 10-round unanimous decision over Yeis Solano in a fight featuring undefeated super lightweights at the Mohegan Sun Resort Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.
As early as round four, the right eye of Williams began to swell.
In round eight, Williams scored a knockdown when he landed a jab that sent Solano to the canvas. In round 10, Solano was deducted a point for a low blow. Later in the round, Solano was credited a knockdown when both guys came together and a punch was landed with both guys hit the canvas.
Solano landed 142 of 519 punches. Williams was 200 of 646.
Williams, 139 1/2 lbs of East Hartford, CT won by scores of 97-92 and 96-93 twice, and is now 16-0-1. Solano, 139 1/2 lbs of Los Angeles is 15-1.
“The judges definitely got it right,” said Williams. “I thought I landed the bigger, sharper shots for sure. I let him do a little too much though. He was shooting that straight left a lot, but I was catching most of them. He didn’t land too much.
“I would give myself a seven or eight out of 10. I could have done a lot more. The first couple rounds were good but in the middle of the fight, I kind of let him back in. But I adjusted and picked it back up and got my second wind in the latter rounds.”
“It was definitely important not to just get the win but to look good doing it,” said Williams. “I’ve been off for 15 months and this is a big platform to fight on. It’s my first televised fight so I thought it was important to look good and showcase my skills.
“It was a little weird fighting in front of no fans. I could hear a little bit of what the announcers were saying which was different. But I think it allowed me to focus a little more, to be honest. Not hearing the crowd and playing to the crowd helped me in the end.”
Nunez and Avagyan battle to a draw
Jose Nunez and Aram Avagyan battled to an eight-round majority draw in a featherweight bout.
Nunez landed 122 of 484 punches; Avagyan was 136 of 471.
Scores were 77-75 for Nunez, while two cards were even at 76-76.
Nunez, 127 1/4 lbs of Panama is 11-0-2. Avagyan, 128 lbs of Glendale, CA is 10-0-2.
“There was no justice tonight,” said Nunez. “It’s not fair. I won the first four rounds and closed out the last one as well. I executed the game plan really well. I knew he was a tough opponent, so I needed to slow him down by attacking the body and that’s exactly what I did.
“I’m not interested in a rematch if it’s going to be another draw. It was a tough fight, but I already proved that I’m the better fighter. He was not the toughest opponent I’ve faced because the truth is that I feel like I won. At the very least, I very clearly won five rounds.”
“I definitely did enough to get the win,” said Avagyan. “It doesn’t make sense to me. He never hurt me. I got hit with some body shots, but I blocked everything. Every big shot he threw he missed. I thought I fought a good fight and deserved the win. I’m not interested in a rematch if it’s going to be judged like that. If it’s going to be fair, then yes, I would fight him again.”
