| Liam Williams | |
| Nickname: | The Machine |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in |
| Reach: | 70 in |
| Nationality: | Welsh |
| Birth Date: | 26 May 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Church Village, Wales |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 31 |
| Wins: | 25 |
| Ko: | 20 |
| Losses: | 5 |
| Draws: | 1 |
Liam Williams (born 26 May 1992) is a Welsh professional boxer. He has challenged once for the WBO interim light-middleweight title in 2017, and once for the WBO middleweight title in 2021. At regional level, he has held multiple championships, including the Commonwealth light-middleweight title from 2014 to 2015; the British light-middleweight title from 2015 to 2016; and the British middleweight title from 2018 to 2020.
Williams was born in Church Village and currently resides in Clydach Vale in the Rhondda Valleys. Prior to his professional boxing career, he worked as a roofer.[1]
In an amateur career which he claims began at age nine, Williams says he won 44 out of 49 fights, gaining many awards in Britain and Europe. "I won seven Welsh titles at all age levels, including the 2011 Senior ABAs when I was just 18. I beat Warren Sinden, who’s now a pro, by a wide points margin in the 75KG final."[2]
Williams turned professional as a light-middleweight in 2011. Aged 18, he won every round against the more experienced Ryan Clark[3] and won the vacant Commonwealth light-middleweight title in November 2014 with a 2nd-round-stoppage win over Michael Lomax.[4]
The following year, he added the vacant British national title by stopping Kris Carslaw in the second round of their bout at Manchester Arena.[5]
He retained both titles in defeating a previously unbeaten Gary Corcoran at the Ice Arena Wales on 16 July 2016 with an 11th-round stoppage in what has been described as a gruesome grudge match.[6]
Williams was controversially defeated by former WBO light-middleweight world champion Liam Smith on 8 April 2017 at the Manchester Arena. Owing to incorrect weight for the bout,[7] Smith was ineligible to inherit the interim WBO light-middleweight world title (held by Canelo Álvarez who is moving to a higher weight and expected to vacate the title).[8]
On 21 December 2019 Williams fought Alantez Fox, ranked #2 by the WBO and #12 by the IBF at middleweight. Williams won the fight with a fifth-round TKO.[9]
On 10 October 2020 Williams defeated Andrew Robinson with a first-round knockout.[10]
On 17 April 2021, Williams unsuccessfully challenged undefeated WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade for his world title, losing a unanimous decision with scores of 118–109, 118–109, 116–111.[11]
On 5 February 2022 Williams fought Chris Eubank Jr, ranked #1 by the WBA, #3 by the WBC, #5 by the WBO and #7 by The Ring. Eubank Jr scored four knockdowns en route to a 12-round unanimous decision victory, the judges scoring it 117-109, 116-109 and 116-108 for Eubank Jr.[12]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Loss | Hamzah Sheeraz | TKO | 1 (12), | 10 Feb 2024 | ||||
| 30 | Win | 25–4–1 | Florin Cardos | TKO | 1 (8), | 24 Nov 2023 | |||
| 29 | Win | 24–4–1 | Nizar Trimech | TKO | 2 (10), | 25 Nov 2022 | |||
| 28 | Loss | 23–4–1 | Chris Eubank Jr. | UD | 12 | 5 Feb 2022 | |||
| 27 | Loss | 23–3–1 | Demetrius Andrade | UD | 12 | 17 Apr 2021 | |||
| 26 | Win | 23–2–1 | Andrew Robinson | KO | 1 (12), | 10 Oct 2020 | |||
| 25 | Win | 22–2–1 | Alantez Fox | TKO | 5 (12), | 21 Dec 2019 | |||
| 24 | Win | 21–2–1 | Karim Achour | TKO | 2 (12), | 13 Jul 2019 | |||
| 23 | Win | 20–2–1 | Joe Mullender | KO | 2 (12), | 8 Mar 2019 | |||
| 22 | Win | 19–2–1 | Mark Heffron | TKO | 10 (12), | 22 Dec 2018 | |||
| 21 | Win | 18–2–1 | Craig Nicholson | KO | 2 (8), | 7 Sep 2018 | |||
| 20 | Win | 17–2–1 | Darryl Sharp | TKO | 3 (8), | 14 Apr 2018 | |||
| 19 | Loss | 16–2–1 | Liam Smith | 12 | 11 Nov 2017 | ||||
| 18 | Loss | 16–1–1 | Liam Smith | RTD | 9 (12), | 8 Apr 2017 | |||
| 17 | Win | 16–0–1 | Gabor Görbics | TKO | 8 (10), | 26 Nov 2016 | |||
| 16 | Win | 15–0–1 | Gary Corcoran | TKO | 11 (12), | 16 Jul 2016 | |||
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Gustavo Alberto Sanchez | TKO | 3 (8), | 4 Jun 2016 | |||
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Kris Carslaw | TKO | 2 (12), | 19 Dec 2015 | |||
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Michael Lomax | TKO | 1 (12), | 27 Nov 2014 | |||
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Štěpán Horváth | 2 (8), | 25 Oct 2014 | ||||
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Ronnie Heffron | 6 (10), | 26 Jul 2014 | ||||
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Yuri Pompilio | TKO | 8 (8), | 5 Apr 2014 | |||
| 9 | Draw | 8–0–1 | Tyan Booth | 3 (8), | 7 Dec 2013 | ||||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Darren Codona | PTS | 8 | 17 Aug 2013 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Jamie Ambler | PTS | 6 | 4 May 2013 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Dan Blackwell | TKO | 3 (6), | 23 Feb 2013 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Tony Randell | TKO | 1 (4), | 30 Nov 2012 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Paul Morby | 1 (4), | 22 Sep 2012 | ||||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Gilson De Jesus | PTS | 4 | 25 May 2012 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Tommy Tolan | PTS | 4 | 25 Feb 2012 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ryan Clark | 4 | 19 Nov 2011 |