Liam Smith: record, next fight and profile →
Former WBO super welterweight champion Liam Smith kept up his winning streak with a hugely unsatisfactory fourth-round win over Hassan Mwakinyo, who was stopped after twice taking a knee.
Liam Smith would not turn down the opportunity to secure a world title shot in the middleweight division, according to his promoter Ben Shalom of BOXXER.
Smith, Mwakinyo Weights Photos Gallery - Today's BOXXER weigh-ins saw former WBO world super welterweight champion Liam Smith and Hassan Mwakinyo, plus WBO world super welterweight champion Natasha Jonas and WBC champion Patricia Berghult come face to face before their showdowns tomorrow night.
Hassan Mwakinyo was late to fight week but arrived in time to put to rest any talk of his not going through with a scheduled fight with Liam Smith.
Former world champion Liam Smith is hoping that his upcoming fight against Hassan Mwakinyo will lead to a world title shot. Smith returns before his home fans, this Saturday, when he faces Mwakinyo at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena.
Frazer Clarke will enjoy a quick ring return. BOXXER has confirmed the addition of Clarke to its already announced September 3 show at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. An opponent was not yet named for the 31-year-old heavyweight, who returns to the ring just five weeks after his last outing.
Natasha Jonas landed a title unification bout and a homecoming in one fell swoop. The 38-year-old Liverpool native will remain at junior middleweight, where she puts her WBO title on the line against WBC titlist Patricia Berghult. The two-belt clash will land on an already confirmed September 3 Sky Sports broadcast from M&S Bank Arena in her Liverpool hometown, BOXXER announced Friday.
Liverpool’s own Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith (31-3-1, 18 KOs) will begin his campaign for a second world title shot when he headlines at the M&S Bank Arena in his home city on Saturday, 3rd September, live and exclusively on Sky Sports.
Former world champion Liam Smith has taken aim at Chris Eubank Jr. for his recent talk about fighting Conor Benn, who competes two divisions south at welterweight.
Liam Smith wants the head of Chris Eubank Jr. Fresh off a new multi-bout deal with Boxxer, the Liverpool, England, native and longtime 154-pound contender is angling for a showdown with countryman Chris Eubank Jr., the middleweight contender from Brighton. Like Smith, Eubank is aligned with Boxxer, which showcases its fighters exclusively on Sky Sports.