13.02.04 – Highly regarded Swedish heavyweight Attila “The Hun” Levin goes for his 16th straight win, but against his toughest opponent to date, unorthodox Jeremy “Half-Man, Half-Amazing” Williams, in the 10-round main event on a nationally televised Cedric Kushner Promotions Showtime ShoBox series card in New York City April 15. While both fighters have plenty of power, Levin is more stylish than the unconventional Williams.
The 6-foot-4-inch, 240-pound Levin, originally from Stockholm but now living in Miami Beach, Fla., has a record of 29-1 with 23 knockouts. Williams, from North Hills, Calif., has a record of 40-4-1 with 35 knockouts.
The fight will take place in the Hammerstein Ballroom, site of several other cards presented by Cedric Kushner Promotions.
Levin, who’s co-trained by the legendary Angelo Dundee, will be fighting in the United States for the first time in 11 months. On Dec. 13 in Nurnberg, Germany, he stopped former South American heavyweight champion Pedro Daniel Franco in the third round and Oct. 4 in Zwickau, Germany, he halted Kenny Craven in the second.
Levin’s two other wins during 2003 were on a Cedric Kushner Promotions’ “Everlast Heavyweight Explosion” card May 24 in Reno, Nev., when he took a 10-round unanimous decision over Fernely Feliz, and a show April 18 in Tampa, Fla., when he stopped Gary Winmon in the first round.
Of the 15 straight wins the 27-year-old Levin has recorded, 12 have come by knockout.
The 31-year-old Williams has five wins and one draw in his past six fights. In his most recent outing June 10, 2003, in Corpus Christi, Texas, Williams took a 10-round unanimous decision over Andre Purlett.
Levin has a two-inch height advantage over the 6-foot-2-inch Williams and a two-inch edge in reach, 80 to 78. However, Williams may weigh more. His weight varies; he’s won fights as high as 248 pounds and as low as 204.
Williams is anything but your traditional puncher-boxer. He springs around the ring and seemingly throws as many leads as jabs, many from unexpected angles.
“I enjoyed fighting in Germany,” said Levin, “but my goal for this year is to keep busy, get bigger fights and get ranked in the top 10,” said Levin, who’s co-trained by Luis Lagerman. “To do that I really need to fight in the United States, and there’s no bigger place in America to fight than New York.
“But a big fight in a big city doesn’t mean anything unless I win, and that’s just what I’m going to do.”