Paul Williams defeats Winky Wright by unanimous decision. Score cards: 119-109, 120-108 & 119-109.
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Round 12: The men touch gloves to begin the final round. PW picks up the pace by firing jab after jab at WW. The men exchange at center ring and WW lands the best punch. WW’s head pops up from a PW uppercut. PW cracks another shot off WW’s head. PW lands a left. WW lands a counter of his own. PW is still smiling. WW looks tired, but has no quit. WW lands a beautiful 1-2 but can’t slow PW. PW flurries from the 10 second bell. Too much PW. 10-9 PW.
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Round 11: Back to the jab, PW pumps and spins. When he’s moving he can’t be hit. When PW allows WW in tight he’s susceptible to the hook. PW is shooting uppercuts and spinning right. PW dips under and fires another. His movement is bothersome to the tiring WW. PW looks to counter WW with a left but comes up short. WW holds PW to slow the action. The crowd gets restless. WW lands a counter right to close the round. 10-9 PW.
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Round 10: WW enters round 10 with mice under both eyes. WW lands a clean right that riles the spry PW. Back on his toe PW works the jab and right hand. Stick and move. Stick and move. PW is again in control of distance and the action. PW lands an uppercut inside. WW fires back and scores with a hook to the body. WW doubles up the hook to the body. WW has found a home for the double hook as PW allows the fight to linger inside. The men tap gloves at the bell. Close round. 10-9 PW.
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Round 9: The men meet in center ring. PW fires a few hooks into the waiting arms of WW. PW fires and spins, giving the veteran WW angles and air. WW lands a good left eliciting a grin from PW. PW rips WW with a 1-2. WW covers but absorbs more. PW goes after WW, landing a hook upstairs. PW looks confident as he bounces on his toes and cracks WW with a stiff right. PW digs a left hook and has seemingly taken control of the fight. 10-9 PW.
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Round 8: This has been a very tactical fight and the crowd is expressing their displeasure. A fight breaks out 30 seconds in and the crowd erupts. PW lands a good jab and follows with a left. PW sneaks a straight left through. A PW hook buzzes WW’s face. WW’s left eye is showing the affects of all the jabs he has absorbed. WW’s output has slowed though he lands a good shot near the bell. 10-9 PW.
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Round 7: We’ve past the half way mark and the fight is for the taking. PW fires in combination but nothing gets through. The crowd finally wakes up and chants for their favorite fighter. WW lands a solid jab. PW jabs and moves, jabs and moves. He’s busy now but not scoring as he once did. A PW body shot gets through. WW has been on the defensive in a round were precious few blows scored. 10-9 PW.
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Round 6: PW moves his head side-to-side looking for an opening for his jab. He’s controlling distance and lands a looping right. WW lands a jab over the guard of PW. WW feints but doesn’t fire. WW jabs to the body. PW fires his own jab in response. WW digs to the body in tight. They’re leaning on each other in the middle of the ring and exchanging body shots - a distance favoring the shorter WW. 10-9 WW.
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Round 5: WW lands a counter shot to start the round. The men are exchanging until separated by Cortez. Both work the jab and both land. WW is picking off a number of jabs as he inches forward. PW continues at a torrid pace but hasn’t landed anything cleanly as yet. PW lands a hook during an exchange. WW is holding more often than we’re accustomed to seeing. Another close round. 10-9 WW.
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Round 4: The fight is at center ring as the two look to solve the other’s puzzle. WW is trying to get to PW and PW is trying to get past the WW defense. PW pushes WW to the ropes and fires shots to the head and body. Most are blocked but several get through. WW lands an overhand right but not much was on it. WW lands another left and PW does a little shoeshine. PW is so much busier than WW it is hard for WW to get off. WW might be landing the harder blows but PW is landing twice as often. 10-9 PW.
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Round 3: PW cracks WW with a left. His hands are busy but many of his shots are landing on arms and elbows. PW is out-working WW 2 or 3 to 1. PW just misses with a cross and is countered by a WW right. Winky scores and smiles. Despite a solid defense WW’s face is beginning to swell. PW pumps the jab and smiles. 10-9 PW.
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Round 2: WW jabs to the body. PW flurries and scores. A PW overhand left glances off WW. PW lands a stirring right and follows it with a barrage. WW shakes his head but felt the sting. WW is following PW around the ring looking to counter. WW counters with a right. PW sticks the jab, and another. WW digs to the body. PW lands a wicked uppercut to punctuate the round. 10-9 PW.
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Round 1: PW flashes the jab and circles right. WW has a smile on his face but is fighting at distance. PW fires the jab and doubles up on it. WW covers up and forges ahead. WW lands a left that garners attention. PW goes back to the jab looking to land the right. PW lands an uppercut. Close round: 10-9 PW.
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Joe Cortez is the third man in the ring tonight.

Winky Wright (WW) stood on the apron of the ring and with hands held high he struck a pose. He too looks right and ready…

Paul Williams (PW) is making his way to the ring. PW is all smiles, appearing supremely confident in his showdown with Winky Wright (WW).
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Arreola chopped down McCline in the 4th with a 4-punch combination that ended the fight. Referee Tony Weeks counted out McCline at 2:01 of the round.

A McCline left hook backed off the Nightmare in the 3rd, if only momentarily, in another Arreola round.

In the second McCline landed a good right but little else in a round controlled by Arreola.

Arreola dominated the first with flush right hands. McCline got buzzed by a few shots but survived the round.

Fight fans, the Chris Arreola v. Jameel McCline heavyweight bout is set to begin. Stay tuned for updates as the fight progresses. You might not wander too far from the computer as this one might be over in a blink.

Fight Results:

Undefeated prospect Danny Garcia (12-0) loaded up on hooks and right hands but couldn’t stop or drop veteran light welterweight Humberto Tapia (14-10-1). Garcia dug telling blows to the body in the early rounds but vacated the plan and went head-hunting thereafter. The change in tactics didn’t alter the outcome however as Garcia won by unanimous decision.
Score cards: 80-72, 79-73 twice.
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Shawn Estrada’s journey through boxing remained unmarred with a 3rd round TKO stoppage of Omar Coffi (1-2-2). Estrada dropped Coffi once in the first round and twice more in the second. The assault continued in the third before Coffi’s corner stepped onto the apron to save their fighter. The super middleweight from Los Angeles, CA is now 4-0 with 4 KOs.
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Jr. middleweight Jose Rodriguez (13-1-1-) won a majority decision over Pablo Montes De Oca (9-16-2).
Score cards: 98-92, 95-95 & 96-94.
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Middleweight Craig McEwan (14-0) KO ‘d Alexis Division (16-9) at 1:49 of the first. McEwan landed a devastating body shot to end the fight.
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Michael Dallas (7-0-1) shut out Terrance Jett (4-13-2) over four light welterweight rounds.
Score cards: 40-36 x 3.
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Juan Dominguez (4-0) won his featherweight bout over Ramon Flores (3-5-1) by TKO at 2:10 of the opening round.
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Jr. featherweight Rico Ramos ran his undefeated record to 9-0 with a unanimous decision over Gino Escamilla (5-5-1).
Score cards: 58-56, 59-55 & 58-56.

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Ronald Wright has entered the stage of his career where he’s become a part-time combatant. He turned pro nearly 20 years ago and celebrates his 38th birthday later this year. He’s faced men in eight countries on four continents. A two-time champion with 51 victories in 56 starts Wright has earned the right to pick his spots. He fought twice in 2005 and only twice more in 2006. Wright fought but once in 2007 and not at all in 2008. Wright’s last fight was a loss to Bernard Hopkins on July 21, 2007. He hasn’t laced the gloves in more than twenty months and for his return he chooses to fight Paul Williams?

Wright just might be the best fighter you haven’t seen in years. At his best he can dominate world champions with nothing more than a stiff jab and stifling defense. In 2004 he handled Shane Mosley with surprising ease to become the undisputed light middleweight champion of the world. A year later he thoroughly dominated Tito Trinidad over 12 middleweight rounds. The fight was so one-sided Trinidad retired from boxing a second time.

Then again, Wright just might be the fighter you saw bested the last few years. Over his last three outings Wright is 1-1-1. Wright drew with middleweight champion Jermain Taylor in 2006, though many observers favored Wright. Six months later Wright beat perennial challenger Ike Quartey in his own backyard. There’s no shame in losing to Bernard Hopkins, especially at 170 lbs., but Wright appeared content to compete with the future hall-of-famer. In his defense Wright suffered a gash early in the bout that could have altered the outcome.

Paul Williams is the best light middleweight in the world. Standing 6’1” with an 82” reach he’s taller and longer than every foe he faces. What more, his work rate is unmatched in his weight class and he possesses one of the best jabs in the business. In 2007, Williams stymied Antonio Margarito to capture the WBO welterweight title. His jab kept the Tornado at bay in a fight that wasn’t as close as the scorecards read. Though he lost the belt in his next outing, Williams roared back with a first round destruction of Carlos Quintana in their rematch. In September 2008, Williams jumped up to middleweight and scored another first round stoppage.

Paul Williams is the best light middleweight in the world, but Paul Williams can be beat. Carlos Quintana out-boxed Williams in their first fight winning the 12-round contest decidedly. Quintana did his best work in tight where he negated the long arms of Williams. In November 2008 Williams fought Verno Phillips for the interim WBO light middleweight title. A clash of heads near the close of round one opened a cut over Williams’ right eye. The blood distracted Williams who gave away rounds to a fighter much past his prime. Williams went on to win the bout by TKO in the eighth but was pressed in every round.

Does Ronald “Winky” Wright have the stuff to beat Williams? Can he regain the form that placed him in the upper echelons of boxing? Or, will the younger, more gifted Williams overwhelm the past champion as most expect? TSS Nation, join us here fight night Saturday, April 11th, for round by round coverage of the Paul Williams v. Winky Wright middleweight clash. We’ll be ringside to bring you undercard results beginning at 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT.