Liam Walsh (boxer)

Liam Walsh

Walsh in 2015
Statistics
Nickname(s) Destiny
Weight(s)
Height 5 ft 7 12 in (171 cm)
Nationality British
Born (1986-05-18) 18 May 1986
Rochdale
Greater Manchester
England
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 22
Wins 21
Wins by KO 14
Losses 1

Liam Walsh (born 18 May 1986) is a British professional boxer who has challenged once for a world 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.

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.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
22 fights 21 wins 1 loss
By knockout 14 1
By decision 7 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
22 Loss 21–1 United States Gervonta Davis TKO 3 (12), 2:11 20 May 2017 United Kingdom Copper Box Arena, London, England For IBF super-featherweight title
21 Win 21–0 Russia Andrey Klimov UD 12 8 Oct 2016 United Kingdom Harrow Leisure Centre, London, England
20 Win 20–0 United Kingdom Troy James TKO 8 (12), 1:20 30 Apr 2016 United Kingdom Copper Box Arena, London, England Retained British and Commonwealth super-featherweight titles
19 Win 19–0 Brazil Isaias Santos Sampaio KO 6 (12), 1:26 11 Jul 2015 United Kingdom Manchester Velodrome, Manchester, England Won WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title
18 Win 18–0 United Kingdom Joe Murray TKO 5 (12), 1:12 28 Feb 2015 United Kingdom The O2 Arena, London, England Retained British and Commonwealth super-featherweight titles
17 Win 17–0 United Kingdom Gary Sykes UD 12 29 Nov 2014 United Kingdom ExCeL, London, England Retained Commonwealth super-featherweight title;
Won British super-featherweight title
16 Win 16–0 United Kingdom Kevin Hooper KO 4 (10), 3:05 26 Jul 2014 United Kingdom Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England
15 Win 15–0 United Kingdom Joe Murray MD 12 21 Sep 2013 United Kingdom Copper Box Arena, London, England Retained Commonwealth super-featherweight title
14 Win 14–0 United Kingdom Scott Harrison UD 10 20 Apr 2013 United Kingdom Wembley Arena, London, England Retained WBO European lightweight title
13 Win 13–0 Italy Domenico Urbano TKO 8 (12), 2:10 14 Jul 2012 United Kingdom Boleyn Ground, London, England Won vacant WBO European lightweight title
12 Win 12–0 United Kingdom Paul Appleby RTD 10 (12), 3:00 30 Sep 2011 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Retained Commonwealth super-featherweight title
11 Win 11–0 United Kingdom Jon Kays KO 10 (12), 1:05 19 Mar 2011 United Kingdom Robin Park Centre, Wigan, England Retained Commonwealth super-featherweight title
10 Win 10–0 Ghana Maxwell Awuku UD 12 23 Oct 2010 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Won vacant Commonwealth super-featherweight title
9 Win 9–0 France Sebastien Cornu PTS 6 24 Sep 2010 United Kingdom Grosvenor House Hotel, London, England
8 Win 8–0 United Kingdom Ibrar Riyaz TKO 1 (6), 1:59 15 May 2010 United Kingdom Boleyn Ground, London, England
7 Win 7–0 United Kingdom Sid Razak TKO 4 (6), 2:02 13 Feb 2010 United Kingdom Wembley Arena, London, England
6 Win 6–0 United Kingdom Jon Baguley TKO 3 (6), 2:45 9 Oct 2009 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
5 Win 5–0 United Kingdom Baz Carey TKO 3 (6), 2:03 22 May 2009 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
4 Win 4–0 United Kingdom Shaun Walton TKO 1 (4), 2:12 30 Jan 2009 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
3 Win 3–0 Syria Youssef Al Hamidi PTS 4 6 Dec 2008 United Kingdom ExCeL, London, England
2 Win 2–0 United Kingdom Johnny Greaves KO 4 (4), 1:04 14 Jun 2008 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
1 Win 1–0 United Kingdom Daniel Thorpe KO 1 (4), 1:57 2 Feb 2008 United Kingdom ExCeL, London, England Professional debut

References

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
Gary Sykes
British super-featherweight champion
29 November 2014 – September 2016
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Martin Joseph Ward
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