Raynell WilliamsWhat are your goals in and out of the ring: To be the best person I can beWeight class: Featherweight/125 lbs
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Birthdate: February 4, 1989
Height: 5-6
Weight: 125
Reach: 30
Coach’s name: Clint Martin
Club name: S.A.B.A.
School: Castle High
Began boxing: 2001
National Senior Titles: Two-time National Silver Gloves Champion
Who has been your biggest influence and why: My friends and family
How did you get involved in boxing: One day my dad asked me if I wanted to box and I said yes, then I loved it.
What is your greatest strength in the ring: My greatest strength is my speed and boxing.
What do you love most about boxing: Winning
What are your goals in and out of the ring: To be the best person I can be
What is your favorite movie: King of New York
What is your favorite TV show: Family Guy
What are your hobbies outside of boxing: Working and college
2008 OLYMPIAN
2007 NATIONAL CHAMPION
2007 OLYMPIC TEST EVENT CHAMPION
TWO-TIME USA BOXING ATHLETE OF THE MONTH
2007
- USA vs. China: lost by points to Gu Yu, 22-16
- USA vs. Kazakhstan: dec. Galib Jafarov, 22-8
- Beijing Test Event: dec. Hicham Ziouti, 23-8, 1st round; won on walkover over Yang Li, quarterfinals; dec. Afansay Poskachin, 34-14, semifinals; lost by points to Arturo Santos, 31-22 for 1st
- AIBA World Championships: dec. Khedafi Djelkhir, 28-18, 1st round; dec. Mazat Ospanov, 28-0, 2nd round; stopped Azat Hovhannisyan, RSCO-3, 3rd round; lost by points to Albert Selimov, 25-8, quarterfinals
- USA vs. Australia Dual: dec. Luke Boyd, 30-21
- U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Boxing: dec. Robert Rodriguez, 17-6, quarterfinals; dec. Shemuel Pagan, 22-12, semifinals; dec. Hylon Williams, 17-16; lost on points to Hylon Williams, 20-16, for 1st.
- U.S. Championships: stopped Derrick Murray, St. Louis, Mo., RSCO-3 (:58); dec. Luis Del Valle, Newburgh, N.Y., 21-16; dec. Troy Wohosky, Medford, Ore., 25-3, in quarterfinals; dec. Hylon Williams, Houston, Texas, 31-21, in semifinals; dec. Rico Ramos, Los Angeles, Calif., 16-9, in finals for 1st