Brazil's William Silva dropping down to lightweight

Press Release

05/06/2022

Brazil's William Silva dropping down to lightweight

Fire Fist Boxing retained the exclusive promotional rights to William “Babyface” Silva, a Brazilian moving down to lightweight. Silva, who has a record of 28-4 16 KOs, was previously co-promoted by Star Boxing. But on October 16th, Silva faced Cletus Seldin at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The bout was competitive through six rounds but Seldin knocked out Silva with a huge overhand right early in the seventh. Silva’s career will resume in the 135-pound weight class. “Willian moved up in weight to fight two of the best junior welterweights,” said Caliguire, referring to a 2019 loss to Arnold Barboza, Jr. “He gave it his all, but physically he’s a different fighter at 135. There are a lot of opportunities out there for him and should have something lined up shortly."