Liam Williams (boxer)

Liam Williams (born 26 May 1992) is a Welsh professional boxer. He has held the British middleweight title since 2018 and the WBC Silver middleweight title since 2019. He previously held the British, and Commonwealth light-middleweight titles between 2014 and 2016 and challenged once for the WBO interim light-middleweight title in 2017.

Liam Williams
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Machine
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach70 in (178 cm)
NationalityWelsh
Born (1992-05-26) 26 May 1992
Church Village, Wales
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins22
Wins by KO17
Losses2
Draws1
Websitehttp://www.liamwilliams.co.uk/

Career

Amateur

In an amateur career which he claims began at age nine, Williams says he won 44 out of 49 fights, gaining many awards in Britain and Europe. "I won seven Welsh titles at all age levels, including the 2011 Senior ABAs when I was just 18. I beat Warren Sinden, who’s now a pro, by a wide points margin in the 75KG final."[1]

Professional

Williams turned professional as a light-middleweight in 2011. Aged 18, he won every round against the more experienced Ryan Clark[2] and won the vacant Commonwealth light-middleweight title in November 2014 with a 2nd-round-stoppage win over Michael Lomax.[3] The following year, he added the vacant British national title by stopping Kris Carslaw in the second round of their bout at Manchester Arena.[4]

He retained both titles in defeating a previously unbeaten Gary Corcoran at the Ice Arena Wales on 16 July 2016 with an 11th-round stoppage in what has been described as a gruesome grudge match.[5]

Williams was controversially defeated by former WBO light-middleweight world champion Liam Smith on 8 April 2017 at the Manchester Arena. Owing to incorrect weight for the bout,[6] Smith was ineligible to inherit the interim WBO light-middleweight world title (held by Canelo Álvarez who is moving to a higher weight and expected to vacate the title).[7]


Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
25 fights 22 wins 2 losses
By knockout 17 1
By decision 5 1
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
4 Win 4–0 Paul Morby TKO 1 (4), 0:21 22 Sep 2012 Rhondda Fach Sports Centre, Tylorstown, Wales
3 Win 3–0 Gilson De Jesus PTS 4 25 May 2012 Newport Centre, Newport, Wales
2 Win 2–0 Tommy Tolan PTS 4 25 Feb 2012 Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales
1 Win 1–0 Ryan Clark PTS 4 19 Nov 2011 Newport Centre, Newport, Wales

References
  1. Evans, Glynn (31 December 2014). "In Depth With Liam Williams". boxingnews24.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. McRae, Donald. Liam Williams: It’s unusual for one terrible incident to happen in your career. But twice? The Guardian, 17 October 2016
  3. "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. Welsh boxer Liam Williams wins British and Commonwealth titles. Wales Online, 20 December 2015
  5. Bunce, Steve, Liam Williams and Gary Corcoran gave us a rare, genuine grudge match. The Independent, 19 July 2016
  6. Pearlman, Michael (8 April 2017). "Liam Smith beats Liam Williams after the Welshman's corner pull him out". BBC Sport Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  7. Rafael, Dan (24 March 2017). "Liam Smith and Liam Williams to fight for WBO interim junior middleweight title". ESPN. Retrieved 4 April 2017.


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