Aaron Williams (b April 9, 1986 in Cleveland) is an American boxer.
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As a young man he trained for 3 years under the tutelage of Emanuel Steward, 90-8 record as an amateur although Cyberboxing lists him as 93-10. Williams was a four-time Silver Gloves champion in four different weight classes as a junior. He became a two-time National PAL Champion and a two-time National Jr. Olympic Champion, narrowly defeating Matt Godfrey three times. In the 201 lb (91 kg) weight class at the Olympic Trials which took place in 2003 he beat Charles Ellis and Godfrey again before fighting Devin Vargas, whom he floored with as bodyshot, before losing the fight via a third round referee stoppage thus having to settle for Bronze.
He turned professional at the Cruiserweight weight limit at Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES). He started with coach Jesse Reid but is now trained by Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. His best wins so far are over well-known clubfighters Zach Page (record 11-7) and Charles Davis (17-11-1). He has also fought on ESPN and won by second knockout against Deleon Tisley of Orlando, earning him the network's Play of the Day.
On April 4, 2008, Williams fought veteran puncher Andre Purlette at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Williams dropped Purlette with two consecutive right hands in round two. Purlette recovered at the count of eight, only for Williams to unleash a barrage of punches that eventually caused the referee to stop the bout in the same round.
On May 22, 2008, Williams was stopped in the fifth round against unknown (15-4 record) Jose Luis Herrera at the Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Williams dropped Herrera in round one, but he survived the round. Williams was in control of the action until Herrera suddenly knocked him down in round five with a right hand. Williams went down again to avoid Herrera's follow up barrage and after an examination by the ring doctor, the bout was stopped.
On March 11, 2011, In a 10 round WBC/USNBC interim cruiserweight championship, local favorite Aaron Williams, originally hailing from Cleveland, Ohio and now fighting out of Las Vegas, NV was matched against opponent, Shane Steele, Lousiville, Ky. Aaron Williams, 199 lbs, pursued Shane Steele, 195 lbs, as soon as the bell sounded to start the bout. About 2 minutes into the round, Aaron Williams caught Shane Steele with a powerful right hand that sent his opponent down on the canvas. Steele got up but was showered with follow-up combinations from Williams that sent Steele sprawling onto the ring apron, at which time, referee, Joe Cortez, put a stop to the carnage at 2:27 of the 1st round. “Awesome” Aaron Williams (21-3-1, 14 KO’s) scores at Technical Knock Out over Shane Steele (7-4, 5 KO’s).
After this upset, williams won two bouts before being outpointed by Yoan Pablo Hernández.[1]