Source: TheGuardian
Julian Williams stuns Jarrett Hurd for unified junior middleweight title
Williams stuns previously unbeaten Hurd for WBA and IBF titlesHurd suffers first knockdown of career in first professional lossJulian Williams sprung a shocking upset of the previously unbeaten Jarrett Hurd to capture the WBA and IBF junior middleweight titles on Saturday night at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia.Williams, who went off as a 5-1 underdog in Hurd’s backyard, dropped Hurd in the second round on his way to a unanimous decision by scores of 116-111 and 115-112 (twice) in a wildly entertaining scrap."Down is Hurd on the ropes!"Julian Williams gets the first knockdown against the Champ! pic.twitter.com/xnGdBWyXbEHave your moment, @Jrockboxing pic.twitter.com/gxVvQQTXDS Continue readingread full article