Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
WBN Editor
“Low-key” return may be a one-off for former world title challenger
Two-time British heavyweight champion Danny Williams has spoken for the first time about his comeback fight in Germany this month and revealed that he didn’t want anybody to know that he was returning to the ring. “The Brixton Bomber” fought cruiserweight Frank Roth at the beginning of the month after almost a year out of the ring, winning by KO in the second.
The 37 year-old hadn’t stepped foot in a boxing ring since Dereck Chisora stopped a shell-like Williams in the second round on the undercard of Kevin Mitchell’s interim world title challenge against Michael Katsidis at Upton Park Stadium in May last year and admitted before the fight, that his desire to fight had gone.
His return earlier this month shocked everyone, with WBN breaking the news on March 2nd to disbelief. Even long-time friend Spencer Fearon thought is was a false rumour, but Williams has admitted that he hardly told anyone that he had a fight planned in Bielefeld.
"What happened is that I didn't want to go out on a loss and I've won - that's it now," Williams told The South London Press. "I also said after the Chisora fight that you'd never hear the ring announcer say Danny Williams' name again, and I boxed as DPW in Germany.
"I kept it very low-key. A guy I know out there is a boxing agent and he hooked me up with the fight. Even my mum and brothers didn't know - they were all shocked.
"I always said I wouldn't go out on a loss - even if I had to fight Bob the Builder. Well I fought Bob the Builder and got the win that I wanted."
Williams (42-9, 32 KO's), is also pencilled in to fight on April 8th in Hamburg, Germany, although there is significant doubts about that, but the former world title challenger still has over two weeks to decide if he wants to go ahead with the bout and prolong his career even further.
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