Liam Walsh (boxer)

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Liam Walsh
Liam Walsh (boxer) 2015.png
Walsh in 2015
Born (1986-05-18) 18 May 1986 (age 39)
Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesDestiny
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (171 cm)
Reach66 in (168 cm)
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights24
Wins23
Wins by KO15
Losses1

Liam Walsh (born 18 May 1986) is a British professional boxer. He challenged once for the IBF super-featherweight title in 2017. He held the Commonwealth super-featherweight title from 2010 to 2017, and the British super-featherweight title from 2014 to 2016. Liam has two brothers, both of whom are also professional boxers, most notably his twin Ryan Walsh.

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Professional career

Early career

Walsh made his professional boxing debut on 2 February 2008 alongside his twin brother, Ryan, and their elder brother, Michael. Boxing on the same bill as Olympic silver medalist Amir Khan at London's Excel Arena, all three brothers scored winning debuts.

Liam Walsh faced journeyman Daniel Thorpe and made a quick start with a first round win. Speaking of his debut victory Walsh said "I knocked him down but he got back up. I caught him with a good right hand and I don't think he fancied the job after that." [1] Walsh followed up the victory with further wins in 2008 over journeymen Johnny Greaves and Youssef Al Hamidi. In 2009 Walsh defeated Shaun Walton, Baz Carey and Jon Baguley. In 2010 Walsh expanded his record to 9 wins against no defeats with victories over Sid Razak, Ibrar Riyaz and the Frenchman Sebastien Cornu. [2]

Commonwealth super-featherweight champion

On 23 October 2010 Walsh headlined a bill for the first time at the York Hall in Bethnal Green. The occasion was a challenge for the Commonwealth super-featherweight title recently vacated by Scotsman Ricky Burns. [3] Walsh defeated his co-challenger for the belt, the Ghanaian Maxwell Awuku who had had a record of 20 wins and one defeat before that fight, over the full 12 rounds in a grueling contest. [4] Prior to the victory, brothers Michael and Ryan had also scored wins on the bill defeating Ian Bailey and James Ancliff respectively. [5] On 20 March 2010 Walsh made his first successful defence of the title, traveling to Wigan to beat local man John Kays with a stoppage in the 9th round. [6] The second defence of his title came on 30 September 2011 with Walsh meeting former British champion Paul Appleby in a thrilling fight at the York Hall. Despite winning in the tenth round Walsh had been knocked down and hurt in the seventh round and said afterwards that it was "definitely the hardest fight I've been in." [7]

Walsh was scheduled to fight in his first World title fight against WBO Lightweight Champion Ricky Burns on 15 December 2012 but had to withdraw from the fight due to injuries from being involved in a car crash.

British super-featherweight champion

Liam Walsh won the British super-featherweight title in a highly contested fight against Gary Sykes. Walsh dropped Sykes in the first round and went on to dominate the fight and won a clear decision with judges scores of 119–108, 118–111 and 118–109.

Liam Walsh defended his titles on 28 February in a rematch against Joe Murray who he previously beat by Majority Decision, this time winning by 5th round TKO.

On 8 October 2016 Walsh battled undefeated Russian Andrey Kimov as a final IBF eliminator for their version of the super featherweight title. Walsh switched his stance effortlessly throughout the fight and was moving well. In a well-rounded, dominant win, Walsh managed to get the nod via unanimous decision. [8]

In his next fight, Walsh challenged Gervonta Davis for his IBF super-featherweight title. Davis started off with a sharp jab and controlled most of the action in the opening round. The second round was closer, but Davis still had the edge. In the third round, Davis managed to catch Walsh with a big shot, which wobbled the latter, opening the way for Davis so finish the fight with a flurry of big shots. Walsh got dropped, and despite beating the count, was not able to recover and another barrage of shots from Davis forced the referee to stop the fight. [8]

On 9 November 2019 Walsh battled Maxi Hughes for the vacant WBO European lightweight title. Walsh outboxed Hughes to a unanimous decision, 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94 on the scorecards. [9]

Professional boxing record

24 fights23 wins1 loss
By knockout151
By decision80
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
24Win23–1 Maxi Hughes UD109 Nov 2019York Hall, London, EnglandWon vacant WBO European lightweight title
23Win22–1Reynaldo CajinaKO3 (8), 1:1811 May 2019Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
22Loss21–1 Gervonta Davis TKO3 (12), 2:1120 May 2017Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandFor IBF super-featherweight title
21Win21–0 Andrey Klimov UD128 Oct 2016 Harrow Leisure Centre, London, England
20Win20–0Troy JamesTKO8 (12), 1:2030 Apr 2016Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandRetained British and Commonwealth super-featherweight titles
19Win19–0Isaias Santos SampaioKO6 (12), 1:2611 Jul 2015 Manchester Velodrome, Manchester, EnglandWon WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title
18Win18–0 Joe Murray TKO5 (12), 1:1228 Feb 2015 The O2 Arena, London, EnglandRetained British and Commonwealth super-featherweight titles
17Win17–0 Gary Sykes UD12 29 Nov 2014 ExCeL, London, EnglandRetained Commonwealth super featherweight title;
Won British super-featherweight title
16Win16–0Kevin HooperKO4 (10), 3:0526 Jul 2014 Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England
15Win15–0 Joe Murray MD1221 Sep 2013 Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandRetained Commonwealth super-featherweight title
14Win14–0 Scott Harrison UD10 20 Apr 2013 Wembley Arena, London, EnglandRetained WBO European lightweight title
13Win13–0Domenico UrbanoTKO8 (12), 2:10 14 Jul 2012 Boleyn Ground, London, EnglandWon vacant WBO European lightweight title
12Win12–0 Paul Appleby RTD10 (12), 3:0030 Sep 2011York Hall, London, EnglandRetained Commonwealth super-featherweight title
11Win11–0Jon KaysKO10 (12), 1:0519 Mar 2011 Robin Park Centre, Wigan, EnglandRetained Commonwealth super-featherweight title
10Win10–0Maxwell AwukuUD1223 Oct 2010York Hall, London, EnglandWon vacant Commonwealth super-featherweight title
9Win9–0Sebastien CornuPTS624 Sep 2010 Grosvenor House Hotel, London, England
8Win8–0Ibrar RiyazTKO1 (6), 1:5915 May 2010 Boleyn Ground, London, England
7Win7–0Sid RazakTKO4 (6), 2:0213 Feb 2010 Wembley Arena, London, England
6Win6–0Jon BaguleyTKO3 (6), 2:459 Oct 2009York Hall, London, England
5Win5–0Baz CareyTKO3 (6), 2:0322 May 2009York Hall, London, England
4Win4–0Shaun WaltonTKO1 (4), 2:1230 Jan 2009York Hall, London, England
3Win3–0Youssef Al HamidiPTS4 6 Dec 2008 ExCeL, London, England
2Win2–0Johnny GreavesKO4 (4), 1:0414 Jun 2008 York Hall, London, England
1Win1–0Daniel ThorpeKO1 (4), 1:572 Feb 2008 ExCeL, London, England

References

  1. ↑ BBC News: Boxing brothers have a right to remember
  2. ↑ Liam Walsh's professional boxing record
  3. ↑ Sporting Life: Perfect 10 for Walsh
  4. ↑ BBC Sport: Liam Walsh captures Commonwealth title
  5. ↑ Eveningnews24: Liam Walsh is Commonwealth champion in perfect night for brothers
  6. ↑ BBC Sport | Liam Walsh beats John Kays to retain commonwealth title
  7. ↑ BBC Sport | Liam Walsh retains title despite Appleby knockdown
  8. 1 2 "Liam Walsh Dominates Andrey Klimov To Earn Pedraza IBF Shot". BoxingScene.com. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Walsh vs Hughes - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Ricky Burns 		Commonwealth
super-featherweight champion
23 October 2010 – May 2017
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Andy Townend
Vacant
Title last held by
Eduard Troyanovsky 		WBO European
lightweight champion
14 July 2012 – September 2013
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Stephen Ormond
New title WBO International
super-featherweight champion
21 September 2013 – March 2014
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Juan Manuel López
Preceded by British
super-featherweight champion
29 November 2014 – September 2016
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Martin Joseph Ward
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