The great state of Texas will be represented in the medal rounds of the 2021 AIBA World Championship as Spring native has secured a medal and a pot in the "final four" of the tournament, after defeating veteran Federico Sera of Sardegna, Italy. He will battle Akhtem Zakirov of other Russian Boxing Federation (RBF). Hill strung together two highly impressive performances in as many days after outpointing Artur Hovhannisyan of Armenia in the round of 16 he was equally as impressive against the Italian in the Quarter Finals advancing himself to the medal rounds. The performance against the Armenian displayed the complete range of skills from the talented Texan. In the opening round Hill out jabbed Hovhannisyan from long range. In the second round, a confident Hill stood in the pocket and used the Philly shell defense to profection, making his opponent miss from the mid-range and scored him with laser-like counter shots, landing perfectly placed right hands and left hooks. Having the fight won on the cards Hill got on the back foot and put on a clinic against Hovhannisyan moving smoothly making his Armenian rival miss and potshotting him when he did.
In the quarter-finals, Hill put on a masterclass performance and was more slippery than a bar of soap. Serra, the 27-year-old Italian veteran could not track down his taller and quicker outpoint. At a sizeable height disadvantage, the 5 foot three and a half-inch Serra could not get in range and track down the Texan. Hill controlled the distance liked a seasoned pro used every square inch of the ring and controlled all three rounds with his jab and movement and straight right hands securing the points victory and a date with the Russian, Zakirov, in the semi-finals of the 2021 world championships. He has guaranteed himself no worse than a Bronze. Should the Spring, native, secure the victory he will move onto the good medal match.
