The boxing comeback of former WBC heavyweight champion Oliver McCall \u2013 the man who famously knocked out Lennox Lewis in 1994 and retained his world title against Larry Holmes next \u2013 will continue tonight in Nashville. McCall, aged 61, tipped the scales at a surprisingly low 234 pounds for his fight with Jeremiah Williams, aged 54.<\/p>\n
But despite weighing his lightest in many years, plenty of fans and experts are expressing concern for McCall and his overall well-being as he continues the comeback he launched in November of 2024. McCall is currently two wins and one draw into a ring return with an uncertain endgame. This will be fight number 79.<\/a> Williams, who has not boxed in almost two years, holds a 19-14-2 record and has been stopped just three times.<\/p>\n Questions remain over what kind of contest will unfold in tonight\u2019s scheduled six-rounder, and why it is happening at all.<\/p>\n McCall was originally slated to face another veteran, Ike Ibeabuchi. However, promoters stipulated the fight would only go ahead if fans generated 12,500 pay-per-view pre-orders at around $15 each. That target was not met, and the bout was subsequently scrapped. Instead, we have tonight\u2019s matchup,\u00a0adding another grim chapter to a comeback that feels entirely disconnected from modern boxing.<\/p>\n