| Heavyweight contender Davarryl 'Touch of Sleep' Williamson advanced his career one step further towards a title shot tonight at Madison Square Garden by out-pointing former WBC champion Oliver 'Atomic Bull' McCall over ten rounds. The actual scorecards did not |
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tell of much of a discrepancy between the fighters as McCall lost the decision by two points on two fo the judges cards and three points on the other. For all his career interruptions due to drug addiction and incarceration, McCall had maintained an impressive winning streak. This win ends that and it is unclear what the next step might be for McCall while Williamson has snatched himself a lifeline with the win and might still feature in some significant fights.
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