Liam Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 31 March 1996 Donnington, Telford, Shropshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Bantamweight Super bantamweight Featherweight Super Featherweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 182 cm (72 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Liam Davies (born 31 March 1996) is an English professional boxer. He has held the British and European super bantamweight titles since 2022.
Amateur career
As an amateur, Davies won silver medals at the 2016 and 2018 ABAE National Championships, he also won on the Semi-finals of the 2017 Haringey Box Cup.
Professional career
Liam Davies made his Professional debut against Georgian boxing veteran, Khvicha Gigolashvili, whom he defeated, in December 2018 at Holiday Inn, Birmingham. Davies is also signed to Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions.
Liam Davies won his first title as he defeated Sean Cairns via Corner retirement for the vacant BBBofC bantamweight strap.[1] A year after, Davis won the WBC International Silver super bantamweight title against Dixon Flores.[2]
In June 2022, Davies defeated Marc Leach for the BBBofC super bantamweight title. Davies continued to grab more titles as he won the WBC International and the vacant EBU super bantamweight titles against Romanian boxer, Ionut Baluta[3] and defended all 3 of his titles against English boxer, Jason Cunningham, Cunningham's WBO International title was also at stake, the match was set at Telford, Davies' hometown,[4] at the match, Davies successfully made his hometown fans satisfied as he defeated Cunningham in the 1st round.[5] [6]
Professional boxing record
| 15 fights | 15 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 7 | 0 |
| By decision | 8 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Vincenzo La Femina | TKO | 5 (12), 2:50 | 19 Nov 2023 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Retained European super bantamweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Jason Cunningham | TKO | 1 (12), 2:46 | 29 Jul 2023 | Telford International Centre, Telford, England | Retained British, European and WBC International titles; Won WBO International super bantamweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Ionut Baluta | UD | 12 | 19 Nov 2022 | Telford International Centre, Telford, England | Won WBC International and vacant European super bantamweight titles |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Marc Leach | UD | 12 | 11 Jun 2022 | Telford International Centre, Telford, England | Won British super bantamweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Dixon Flores | UD | 10 | 9 Oct 2021 | Ultilita Arena, Birmingham, England | Won vacant WBC International Silver super bantamweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Raymond Commey | TKO | 2 (8), 2:52 | 28 Aug 2021 | Ultilita Arena, Birmingham, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Stefan Slavchev | TKO | 2 (6), 1:01 | 5 Jun 2021 | Telford International Centre, Telford, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Sean Cairns | RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | 21 Nov 2020 | Wembley Arena, Wembley, England | Won vacant English bantamweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Brett Fidoe | PTS | 4 | 14 Feb 2020 | Stadium Suite, Bank's Stadium, Walsall, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Stefan Nicolae | PTS | 6 | 7 Dec 2019 | Bescot Stadium, Walsall, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jose Aguilar | KO | 4 (6), 2:32 | 28 Sep 2019 | Walsall Town Hall, Walsall, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Edward Bjorklund | PTS | 4 | 21 Jun 2019 | King's Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Pablo Narvaez | TKO | 2 (4), 1:04 | 11 May 2019 | Walsall Town Hall, Walsall, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Stefan Slavchev | PTS | 4 | 16 Feb 2019 | Walsall Town Hall, Walsall, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Khvicha Gigolashvili | PTS | 4 | 9 Dec 2018 | Holiday Inn Birmingham, Birmingham, England |
References
- ↑ Ron Lewis (21 November 2020). "Liam davies claims English title". BoxingScene. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ↑ "Telford boxer Liam Davies toasts title win with burger". BBC news. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ↑ Mark Elliott (20 November 2022). "Liam Davies defeats Ionut Balus in Telford to win vacant European belt". BBC sports. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ↑ Elliot Worsell (29 July 2023). "Davies puts his British and European titles on the line against Cunningham on Telford". Boxing News. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ↑ Declan Taylor (29 July 2023). "Liam davies destroys Jason Cunningham in one round". BoxingScene. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ↑ The Editorial Team (30 July 2023). "Liam Davies blows away Jason Cunningham inside first round to defend European super bantamweight belt". EuroSport. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
External links
- Boxing record for Liam Davies from BoxRec (registration required)