Sonny Bill Williams, Boxer

Rugby league player Sonny Bill Williams, training as a boxer (top), and during the first round of his boxing match versus Clarence Tillman III. 

Sonny Bill Williams

Sonny Bill Williams is a New Zealand rugby union player. He currently plays for the Crusaders team.

Williams is also a heavyweight boxer, and has played for the Canterbury Bulldogs in the rugby league. He is the second person in NZ to have represented the country in both rugby league and rugby union in international competitions.

Born: August 3, 1985
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 108 kg


Achievements/Career Highlights

• debuted as a professional heavyweight boxer in May 2009
• his boxing record is 5 wins out of 5, 3 by knockout
• played his first world cup match for NZ in the 2011 Rugby World Cup; NZ went on to win the Cup
• youngest player to sign with the Bulldogs
• debuted at the National Rugby League at 18 years of age