1on1 with Shelley Williams - The First Lady of Boxing

3/12/20 - 7pm Pacific/9pm Central/10pm Eastern

The Fighters Voice w Don McGuire

My Special Guest is 2x Hall of Fame Inductee Shelley Williams

Shelley Williams was born in Los Angeles, California and spent her childhood watching
Gillette Friday Night Fights with her late father, Leo Williams. It was great father/daughter time and
nurtured her love of the sweet science. After graduation, she entered the field of law as a
paralegal where she specialized in probate, family and criminal law. She was the personal and
legal assistant to famed O.J. Simpson attorney and boxing aficionado, Robert Shapiro, as well as
the publicist and personal assistant to the late great Eddie Futch. Shelley currently serves as a
boxing project coordinator for Promoter and legendary Trainer, Thell Torrence of Platinum
Entertainment, and is on the Board of Directors of the Boxing Hall of Fame Las Vegas. For 30 years, Williams has been a woman making her way in a man’s world. She had no problem
working a corner and carrying a spit bucket. It led to the opportunity for her to form Laced Leather
Boxing Management where her duties included Boxing Manager, Booking Agent, Publicist,
Ringside Reporter, Journalist, Consultant, Matchmaker and Production Coordinator. She
represented, among others, the following Champions: Michael "Dynamite" Dokes, Iran "The
Blade" Barkley, Livingstone “Rasi” Bramble, Hannah “The Vegas” Fox, Helga “Snowcat”
Risoy and James "Quick" Tillis who was the first man to go the distance with Mike Tyson.
Shelley served as a meet and greet booking agent for Ken Norton, Leon Spinks and Earnie
Shavers, was a Boxing Camp Administrator at Prince Ranch Resort and held the position of
Commissioner of the International Female Boxers Association (IFBA).