Boxing in Paradise: Williams Decisions Volny at Caribe Royale Resort

By Matthew Benoliel

3.15.25

Orlando, FL. Williams vs. Volny took place this evening at the beautiful Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. Under the competent guidance of promoters Eddie Hearn and Amaury Piedra, the joint promotion between Matchroom and Boxlab Promotions played out live to an enthusiastic crowd and was also broadcast worldwide on the DAZN network. The event was elevated by the pro debut of Orlando native and Olympic medallist Omari Jones, who brought a Bronze medal back to Orlando from the 2024 Games in Paris, France.

In the opening bout, Boxlab’s own super featherweight Carlos Jamil de Leon Castro (3-0, 2 KOs) took on Carl Rogers (3-1-0) in a four round contest. This was a good scrap with both men landing significant blows in the opening round. Midway through the second, Leon landed a nice uppercut to the body that took some of the wind out of Roger’s sail. Leon came out in round three ready to end things and continued the body assault that kept Rogers on his back foot. At 2:20 of round three the action was stopped by the referee and famed ring announcer David Diamante declared Carlos Jamil de Leon Castro the winner.

The televised card commenced with a 10-round Super-lightweight contest between former world title contender Jamaine Ortiz (18-2-1, 9 KOs) and Yomar Alamo (22-3-1, 13 KOs) for the WBA Continental USA title.

Ortiz, who has been fighting under the Boxlab Promotions banner since his loss to Teofimo Lopez, was highly favored to defeat Alamo. Alamo wasn’t about to lay down though, and landed a three piece combo in the opening round that caught Ortiz attention. Later on in the round Alamo landed a sneaky left hook that caused a bit of swelling on the right side of Ortiz’ face. Unfortunately for Alamo, this may have been the only round the judges favored for him. Ortiz decided to come out to round two in a southpaw stance, and this strategy paid off. After landing a few jabs and lead lefts out of that southpaw stance, Ortiz briefly switched back to conventional stance and went back and forth for the rest of the round. The tide shifted noticeably in round three, with Alamo showing a calm confidence and Ortiz stepping on the gas. With fifteen seconds left in the round, Ortiz fired a one-two combination that would have dropped most guys, but Alamo shook it off. Ortiz’ confidence, technique and domination took over in round four. He continued fighting out of the southpaw stance, pushed Alamo against the ropes and imposed his will. Ortiz fought a good part of round five with his hands down, consistency scoring with jabs and lead lefts that showed his superior skill, until a spirited barrage in the final seconds, assuring a favorable scoring on the judge’s cards. Ortiz continued controlling the action throughout round six. Alamo landed some punches, but his power was gone. Ortiz faced moments of resistance in the final rounds but stuck to his game plan and coasted through the rest of the fight. At the end judges scored 91-99, 92-98, and 91-99 for Jamaine “The Technician” Ortiz.

Hometown hero Omari Jones made his pro debut against Alessio Mastronunzio (14-5-0, 4 KOs) in a six-round contest at super welterweight. (For Florida boxing fans, Mastronunzio may be a familiar name, as he fought Florida favorite Xander Zayas on the undercard of Loma vs. Romney at Madison Square Garden in 2021). Jones entered the ring to massive fan support and cheering. Although Mastronunzio came out like a bull, Jones was clearly the matador. Using his length and leverage, Jones managed to land several thumping right hands and a nice uppercut. Jones seemed as confident in his pro debut as he did in the Olympic games. His attack against his Italian opponent was so relentless, that referee Luis Pabon had to warn Mastronunzio in between rounds to “show something.” But by 22 seconds into round 2, Pabon had seen enough and stopped the action, declaring Omari Jones winner by TKO.

Edgar Berlanga (22-1-0, 17 KOs) took on Jonathan Gonazalez-Ortiz (20-0-1, 16 KOs) in his first appearance since his loss against the great Canelo Alvarez. The match was for the WBO NABO Supper Middleweight belt, and they may have just handed it over to Berlanga and sent these guys home early. As his final commitment to his promotional contract with Matchroom, Berlanga was already looking past this fight for bigger opponents as a free agent. On the scale, Ortiz, who was once a rising contender, looked hopelessly unprepared and undertrained for this contest, but boxing is boxing, and the outcome was what everyone expected. “The Chosen One” walked right through Ortiz scoring two right hook to the chin knockdowns before referee Chris Young stopped the action and saved Ortiz at the official time of 2:31 of the first round.

In the main event, the flashy and confident Austin “Ammo” Williams (17-1-0, 12 KOs) faced Canada’s Patrice Volny (19-1, 13 KOs) in a 12-rounder for the WBA Continental Middleweight Championship. Williams opened the fight in a southpaw stance and controlled the distance with a quick jab. Volny proved elusive with his high guard but Williams would change his strategy after conferring with coach Kevin Cunningham in between rounds. By round three, Williams was finding openings to Volny’s midsection and following up with shots to the head, Volny’s defense continued to pose a problem throughout the fight. Midway through the fight, Volny picked up his pace and made the adjustments to his offense but Williams had his best moment with some nice combinations at the end of round six. The rounds remained close for the remainder of the bout. In the end, judges handed down a unanimous decision to Austin Williams with scores of 118-110 (wildly unpopular), 116-112, and 115-113. Williams fully credited coach Kevin Cunningham for this win and we expect Ammo to continue training with Cunningham as he continues towards a world title in our very own backyard at Palm Beach Boxing, whose owner Lou Martinez served as cutman.

Following the main event, New York’s Pablo Valdez (8-0-0, 7-KOs) took on Mauro Maximilliano Godoy (37-10-1, 18 KOs) from Argentina. Valdez, a close friend of Edgar Berlanga, was looking to continue his undefeated streak. Argentinians always come to fight and Godoy was no exception. From the onset, though, Godoy could not match Valdez’ physicality and was bullied around the ring. The action opened up in the third round when Valdez landed heavy body shots. One went too low and Godoy was given a few seconds to recover. Valdez entered round four swinging for the fences, and kept the pressure until the stoppage came in round five. Valdez advances to 9-0, with 8 KOs.