Liam Walsh (born 18 May 1986) is a British professional boxer. He challenged once for the IBFsuper-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.
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]
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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 Liam WalshWalsh in 2015StatisticsNickname s DestinyWeight s Super featherweight LightweightHeight5 ft 7 1 2 in 171 cm Reach66 in 168 cm NationalityBritishBorn 1986 05 18 18 May 1986 age 36 Rochdale Greater Manchester EnglandStanceSouthpawBoxing recordTotal fights24Wins23Wins by KO15Losses1 Contents 1 Professional career 1 1 Early career 1 2 Commonwealth super featherweight champion 1 3 British super featherweight champion 2 Professional boxing record 3 References 4 External linksProfessional career EditEarly career Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit24 fights 23 wins 1 lossBy knockout 15 1By decision 8 0No Result Record Opponent Type Round time Date Location Notes24 Win 23 1 Maxi Hughes UD 10 9 Nov 2019 York Hall London England Won vacant WBO European lightweight title23 Win 22 1 Reynaldo Cajina KO 3 8 1 18 11 May 2019 Brentwood Centre Brentwood England22 Loss 21 1 Gervonta Davis TKO 3 12 2 11 20 May 2017 Copper Box Arena London England For IBF super featherweight title21 Win 21 0 Andrey Klimov UD 12 8 Oct 2016 Harrow Leisure Centre London England20 Win 20 0 Troy James TKO 8 12 1 20 30 Apr 2016 Copper Box Arena London England Retained British and Commonwealth super featherweight titles19 Win 19 0 Isaias Santos Sampaio KO 6 12 1 26 11 Jul 2015 Manchester Velodrome Manchester England Won WBO Inter Continental lightweight title18 Win 18 0 Joe Murray TKO 5 12 1 12 28 Feb 2015 The O2 Arena London England Retained British and Commonwealth super featherweight titles17 Win 17 0 Gary Sykes UD 12 29 Nov 2014 ExCeL London England Retained Commonwealth super featherweight title Won British super featherweight title16 Win 16 0 Kevin Hooper KO 4 10 3 05 26 Jul 2014 Phones 4u Arena Manchester England15 Win 15 0 Joe Murray MD 12 21 Sep 2013 Copper Box Arena London England Retained Commonwealth super featherweight title14 Win 14 0 Scott Harrison UD 10 20 Apr 2013 Wembley Arena London England Retained WBO European lightweight title13 Win 13 0 Domenico Urbano TKO 8 12 2 10 14 Jul 2012 Boleyn Ground London England Won vacant WBO European lightweight title12 Win 12 0 Paul Appleby RTD 10 12 3 00 30 Sep 2011 York Hall London England Retained Commonwealth super featherweight title11 Win 11 0 Jon Kays KO 10 12 1 05 19 Mar 2011 Robin Park Centre Wigan England Retained Commonwealth super featherweight title10 Win 10 0 Maxwell Awuku UD 12 23 Oct 2010 York Hall London England Won vacant Commonwealth super featherweight title9 Win 9 0 Sebastien Cornu PTS 6 24 Sep 2010 Grosvenor House Hotel London England8 Win 8 0 Ibrar Riyaz TKO 1 6 1 59 15 May 2010 Boleyn Ground London England7 Win 7 0 Sid Razak TKO 4 6 2 02 13 Feb 2010 Wembley Arena London England6 Win 6 0 Jon Baguley TKO 3 6 2 45 9 Oct 2009 York Hall London England5 Win 5 0 Baz Carey TKO 3 6 2 03 22 May 2009 York Hall London England4 Win 4 0 Shaun Walton TKO 1 4 2 12 30 Jan 2009 York Hall London England3 Win 3 0 Youssef Al Hamidi PTS 4 6 Dec 2008 ExCeL London England2 Win 2 0 Johnny Greaves KO 4 4 1 04 14 Jun 2008 York Hall London England1 Win 1 0 Daniel Thorpe KO 1 4 1 57 2 Feb 2008 ExCeL London EnglandReferences Edit BBC News Boxing brothers have a right to remember Liam Walsh s professional boxing record Sporting Life Perfect 10 for Walsh BBC Sport Liam Walsh captures Commonwealth title Eveningnews24 Liam Walsh is Commonwealth champion in perfect night for brothers BBC Sport Liam Walsh beats John Kays to retain commonwealth title BBC Sport Liam Walsh retains title despite Appleby knockdown a b Liam Walsh Dominates Andrey Klimov To Earn Pedraza IBF Shot BoxingScene com Retrieved 25 September 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Walsh vs Hughes News Tape Ringwalk TV Streaming amp Tickets Box Live Retrieved 29 September 2020 External links EditBoxing record for Liam Walsh from BoxRec registration required Liam Walsh profile at Frank Warren Promotions Liam Walsh profile at BoxNation Liam Walsh Profile News Archive amp Current Rankings at Box LiveSporting positionsRegional boxing titlesVacantTitle last held byRicky Burns Commonwealthsuper featherweight champion23 October 2010 May 2017Vacated VacantTitle next held byAndy TownendVacantTitle last held byEduard Troyanovsky WBO Europeanlightweight champion14 July 2012 September 2013Vacated VacantTitle next held byStephen OrmondNew title WBO Internationalsuper featherweight champion21 September 2013 March 2014Vacated VacantTitle next held byJuan Manuel LopezPreceded byGary Sykes Britishsuper featherweight champion29 November 2014 September 2016Vacated VacantTitle next held byMartin Joseph Ward Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Liam Walsh boxer amp oldid 1120330711, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
