Liam Davies (boxer)
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| Born | 31 March 1996 Donnington, Telford, Shropshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reach | 182 cm (72 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Liam Davies (born 31 March 1996) is a British professional boxer. He held the IBO super-bantamweight title in 2024. Davies is a former British and European super-bantamweight champion and has held the IBF Inter-Continental featherweight title since May 2025.
Career
After an amateur career that included winning silver medals at the 2016 and 2018 England Boxing National Amateur Championships,[1] Davies made his professional debut on 9 December 2018, defeating Khvicha Gigolashvili on points over four rounds at the Holiday Inn in Birmingham.[2]
In his eighth pro-fight he won his first title by beating Sean Cairns via corner retirement for the vacant English bantamweight championship at Wembley Arena in London on 21 November 2020.[3][4]
Davies signed with Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions in June 2021.[5]
Moving up in weight divisions, he claimed the vacant WBC International Silver super-bantamweight title by securing a unanimous decision win against Dixon Flores at Arena Birmingham on 9 October 2021.[6]
On 11 June 2022 at the International Centre in Telford, Davies defeated defending champion Marc Leach for the British super-bantamweight title via unanimous decision.[7][8]
At the same venue on 19 November 2022, he challenged WBC International champion, Ionut Baluta, with the vacant European super-bantamweight title also on the line. Davies won by unanimous decision.[9][10][11]
Again at the International Centre, he defended his titles with a first round stoppage of Jason Cunningham on 29 July 2023, picking up his opponent's WBO International championship in the process.[12][13]
Davies defended his European championship against Vincenzo La Femina at Manchester Arena on 18 November 2023.[14] Both boxers were floored in the third round, but Davies recovered the better to secure the victory via stoppage in the fifth round.[15][16]
He faced Erik Robles Ayala for the vacant IBO super-bantamweight title at Resorts World Birmingham in Birmingham on 16 March 2024, winning by technical knockout in the second round.[17][18]
At the same venue on 2 November 2024, Davies lost his title and unbeaten record to Shabaz Masoud via split decision with one judge favouring him 115-113 and the other two scoring the fight 115-113 and 116-112 respectively for his opponent.[19][20][21][22]
Once more moving up in weight categories, Davies faced undefeated Kurt Walker for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental featherweight title at Nottingham Arena on 10 May 2025, winning by unanimous decision.[23][24]
Professional boxing record
| 18 fights | 17 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 8 | 0 |
| By decision | 9 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, Time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Kurt Walker | UD | 12 | 10 May 2025 | Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England | Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental featherweight title |
| 17 | Loss | 16–1 | Shabaz Masoud | SD | 12 | 2 Nov 2024 | Resorts World Birmingham, Birmingham, England | Lost IBO super-bantamweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Erik Robles Ayala | TKO | 2 (12), 1:17 | 16 Mar 2024 | Resorts World Birmingham, Birmingham, England | Won vacant IBO super-bantamweight title |
| 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, WBC International and European super-bantamweight titles; Won WBO International super-bantamweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Ionuț 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 | Arena Birmingham, 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, London, England | Won vacant English bantamweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Brett Fidoe | PTS | 4 | 14 Feb 2020 | Bescot 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
- ^ "BoxRec: Liam Davies' amateur boxing record". boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Liam Davies Happy To Do The Rounds". Fight Post. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ Lewis, Ron (21 November 2020). "Liam Davies claims English title". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Liam Davies impresses to win English Bantamweight Title in style over Sean Cairns". Telford Live. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Liam Davies hails 'massive step' to sign with Frank Warren". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Telford boxer Liam Davies toasts title win with burger". bbc.co.uk. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Davies becomes Telford's first British champion with victory over Leach". British Boxers. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Davies Crowned British Champ". bbcolumn.com. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ Mark Elliott, Mark (20 November 2022). "Liam Davies defeats Ionut Balus in Telford to win vacant European belt". bbc.com. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Liam Davies Boxes Past Ionut Baluta To Capture EBU Title". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "A "Shropshire Lad!" Liam Davies defeats Ionut Baluta". wbcboxing.com. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ Taylor, Declan (29 July 2023). "Liam davies destroys Jason Cunningham in one round". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Liam Davies blows away Jason Cunningham inside first round to defend European super bantamweight belt". eurosport.com. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Wheeler, Dan; Elliott, Mark (15 November 2023). "Liam Davies: European super bantamweight champion targeting world title in Japan". bbc.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (18 November 2023). "Liam Davies Climbs Off Deck, Twice Floors Vincenzo La Femina In 5th Round Stoppage". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Liam Davies: Telford's European super-bantamweight champion says latest win shows world title shots are close". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ Evans, John (16 March 2024). "Superb Liam Davies Steamrolls Erik Robles In Two Rounds". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Liam Davies Targets 'Massive 2024' After IBO World Title Win Over Erik Robles Ayala". yardbarker.com. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Shabaz Masoud beats Liam Davies on a split decision take the IBO super bantamweight belt". TNT Sports. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Razor-sharp Shabaz Masoud upsets Liam Davies in Birmingham". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Shabaz Masoud scores upset split decision win over Liam Davies". The Ring. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "'More to come' vows Shabaz after beating Davies". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Liam Davies outpoints Kurt Walker over 12 rounds". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Disciplined Liam Davies Outpoints Unbeaten Kurt Walker In 126-Pound Debut On Cacace-Wood Card". The Ring. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
External links
- Boxing record for Liam Davies from BoxRec (registration required)