| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 15, 1967 |
| Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Cook Islands |
| Sport | Boxing |
Zekaria Williams (born January 15, 1965) is a former boxer who competed for the Cook Islands
Williams competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he entered the flyweight division but was beaten in the first round on a unanimous points decision by Soviet boxer Timofey Skryabin who himself went on to win the bronze medal. [1]
Below is the record of Zekaria Williams, a flyweight boxer from the Cook Islands who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics:
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