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Yahoo
01-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Doors opening as Paro locks in title eliminator
Liam Paro is two wins away from reclaiming his IBF belt after securing a world title eliminator clash with unbeaten Mexican Lindolfo Delgado. The Mackay super lightweight (25-1) pulverised Jonathan Navarro in Cairns last week in a statement win almost three years since his last Australian appearance. It's understood venues in Townsville, Brisbane and Gold Coast have already been earmarked for the 29-year-old's next fight later this year. Liam Paro reignited a second world title run with a dominant victory over Jonathan Navarro in his Cairns homecoming.#ozboxing #boxing #ParoNavarro — (@ausboxing) June 26, 2025 Victory against the 23-0 Mexican would leave Paro in the mandatory position to exact revenge on American star Richardson Hitchins, who dethroned him in December last year. But that may not be in Paro's immediate plans, with the Australian highly-regarded by the WBO and WBC. It comes as Paro extends what was a one-fight deal with Tim Tszyu's No Limit Boxing stable, who are dedicated to making the Queenslander a household name after years grafting overseas. "This is exactly what we promised Liam Paro when he came home, that he'd headline in Australia and be back on the path to a world title," No Limit boss George Rose said. "And now, here we are. The Australian public are going to love him." Liam Wilson, who fought and won on the same Cairns card, has also been ordered into an IBF junior lightweight eliminator against Kazakh Sultan Zaurbek. Up for grabs is a mandatory slot to fight Eduardo Nunez and what would be a third world title fight for the Caboolture product.
News.com.au
25-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Live coverage of Liam Paro v Jonathan Navarro and Liam Wilson v Ayrton Gimenez fights
Queensland boxers Liam Paro and Liam Wilson can both move one step closer to world title fights tonight, but face tough overseas challengers in Cairns. Meanwhile, rising sensation Callum Peters – who has been tipped as a future world champion – steps into the ring for the third time as a professional. The Paris Olympian has seen two opponents pull out of the fight, with local Muay Thai fighter, Luka Lanigan stepping in on just two days' notice for the bout. At the top of the card, Paro faces the dangerous Jonathan Navarro, with a win moving the Mackay knockout artist back into the world title mix at super-lightweight. There are rumours WBO champion Teofimo Lopez could move up to welterweight, leaving Paro a run at a vacant belt. Former two-time world title contender Wilson takes on fleet-footed Argentinian Ayrton Giminez in the co-main event. A win will position Wilson perfectly for another run at super-featherweight glory. HOW TO WATCH LIAM PARO AND LIAM WILSON The fights are being broadcast on Fox Sports Channel 507 and streamed on Kayo Sports. It is not a Main Event pay per view card. WHAT TIME ARE THE FIGHTS? The Kayo broadcast starts at 7pm, while the main event between Liam Paro and Jonathan Navarro will be simulcast on Fox League from 9pm. LIAM PARO FIGHT UNDERCARD Main card from 7pm Liam Paro vs Jonathan Navarro – 65.2kg catchweight, 10 rounds Liam Wilson vs Ayrton Gimenez – super-featherweight, 10 rounds Callum Peters vs Luca Lanigan – light-heavyweight, 6 rounds Kirra Ruston vs Kartik Kumar – 82kg catchweight, 6 rounds Vegas Larfield vs Bryan Cabrillos – featherweight, 6 rounds Thomas Warria vs Ricky Sandral – heavyweight, 4 rounds Laphya Reuben vs Quinton Smith – middleweight, 4 rounds
News.com.au
24-06-2025
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- News.com.au
‘It's been eating at me': The heartbreaking loss that drives Liam Wilson back to world title contention
Liam Wilson's controversial loss to Emanuel Navarrete stings, but that's not the fight that keeps him up at night. The 29-year-old feels he was robbed by a controversial decision that night in Arizona against Navarrete, but the result was out of his hands. It's his loss to Oscar Valdez last year that really stings, and is the driving force behind his quest to earn a third world title shot. That night, back in Arizona again, he says he was on his way to fulfilling the world title promise he made to his dying father many years earlier. Wilson rattled the Mexican early on, but couldn't capitalise on his advantage, and was eventually stopped in the seventh round. And that's the result that still eats him up inside. 'I don't have any regrets with the Navarrete fight, because I believe I caused the upset and I should be world champion,' Wilson told CODE Sports after making weight at 58.84kg for his must-win bout against Argentina's Ayrton Osmar Giminez (58.6kg) in Cairns on Wednesday. 'The Valdez fight though … 'I felt like I let the opportunity to become world champion slip through my fingers. 'The fight was going well, but I didn't stick to the game plan, and that's where I lost the world title. 'That eats at me more than the Navarrete fight. Because that was nothing to do with me or with Navarrete. 'With Valdez, it was all my own undoing.' Wilson was devastated after the Navarrete fight, but was still able to walk away feeling like a world champion after the referee gave the Mexican an excruciatingly long count after being knocked down. Being stopped by Valdez though, forced Wilson to reckon with what went wrong. 'It's been eating at me because I've had to come back to the drawing board and really recognise where I went wrong and how I can be better,' he said. 'Against Navarrete, I was just hard done by, so I didn't come back to the gym and work on things to get better. 'The whole world knows I should've been world champion, and I was sort of satisfied with that. 'But the Valdez fight … I was en route to becoming the world champion and just … I let it slip through my fingers. 'That's the one that hurts me the most.' That doesn't mean he doesn't want revenge against Navarrete. Indeed, the three-division world champion is still at the top of his hit list. But it won't mean anything unless he can get past Gimenez on Wednesday night. 'I want that rematch with Navarette, whether he has a world title or not,' he said. 'I want that fight back. 'My whole resume is about fighting the best opponents and the toughest fighters out there. 'I'm gonna have another one on Wednesday against Giminez, who reminds me a little bit of Sergio Martinez. 'He's 22-1 and he's ranked number 14 in the world, he's tough as nails and I'm going to have a tough night in the office. 'He boxes and moves and has a good jab, so I'll have to take that away from him. It'll be something new for me, but I'm something new for him too. He hasn't fought anyone like me before.' A win over Gimenez in his co-main event bout will put Wilson within touching distance of a world title shot once again. It's the same situation for Wednesday's headliner Liam Paro, who made weight comfortably at 65.2kg ahead of his showdown with American Jonathan Navarro (64.96kg). 'I need to work my way up and earn my stripes again,' Paro said. 'That's when we can talk about world titles again. 'For now, it's about getting the job done in good fashion, then I'll be knocking on the door of another world title shot. 'But for now it's strictly business. Navarro's here to fight and it's gonna be a cracker.' How to watch Liam Paro and Liam Wilson The fights are being broadcast on Fox Sports Channel 507 and streamed on Kayo Sports from 7pm. The main event between Liam Paro and Jonathan Navarro will be simulcast on Fox League from 9pm.
ABC News
24-06-2025
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- ABC News
Liam Paro prepares for boxing showdown with Jonathan Navarro in Cairns
A validated Liam Paro is eyeing bigger targets, saying he will not "chase ghosts" and fight George Kambosos Jr. The Australian is instead intent on a rematch with his conqueror Richardson Hitchins, ideally for multiple belts, as he prepares to fight on home soil for the first time in nearly three years. The Mackay product (25-1) will headline Wednesday's boxing card in Cairns against the dangerous Jonathan Navarro (18-1). Caboolture's two-time world title challenger Liam Wilson (15-3) will also feature against Argentinian super featherweight Ayrton Gimenez (22-1) as he eyes a rematch with Emanuel Navarrete after his controversial loss two years ago. Paro upset Subriel Matias in Puerto Rico to win the IBF's super lightweight title last June and, when a homecoming bout with Kambosos Jr did not eventuate, was forced to return there and defend his belt against Hitchins in December. The Brooklyn star won a split decision contest and then, as forecast by Paro, obliterated Kambosos Jr in New York City in his first defence earlier this month. "I copped heat for saying George would lose, but I stand by it," Paro said. "I just never thought Kambosos was world class. That's not unpatriotic. It's just my opinion as someone who knows what that level really looks like. "There are levels to this game and I've shared the ring with the elite and I call it how I see it." Kambosos is 2-4 since upsetting Teofimo Lopez in 2021 but has retained a top-four IBF ranking alongside Paro, who is also well positioned for shots at the WBC and WBO belts. "I doubt it happens," Paro said of fighting his countryman. "I think ego gets in the way. He's made it clear he won't fight another Aussie, which says a lot. "But if we're both seen as one and two in the country, there's only one way to settle it. "If it ever makes sense, I'm all in. I'll fight anyone, anywhere, but I won't chase ghosts." Lopez currently owns the WBO strap and is on Paro's hit list, which includes Ryan Garcia, Rolando Romero and Isaac "Pitbull" Cruz. Paro's last win in Australia was a devastating first-round stoppage of Brock Jarvis that launched him towards his first title shot while signed to Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing. AAP
Yahoo
24-06-2025
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- Yahoo
Ghostbuster Paro clears path to legacy-defining rematch
A validated Liam Paro is eyeing bigger targets, claiming he won't "chase ghosts" and fight George Kambosos Jnr. The Australian is instead intent on a rematch with their conqueror Richardson Hitchins, ideally for multiple belts, as he prepares to fight on home soil for the first time in nearly three years. The Mackay product (25-1) will headline Wednesday's boxing card in Cairns against the dangerous Jonathan Navarro (18-1). America's Jonathan Navarro is from a big fighting family, lost count of how many amateur titles he won and was brought to the pros by Oscar de la $12 outsider is confident of causing a big Aussie boxing boilover tomorrow #ParoNavarro MORE 👉 — MAIN EVENT (@MainEventTV) June 23, 2025 Caboolture's two-time world title challenger Liam Wilson (15-3) will also feature against Argentinian super featherweight Ayrton Gimenez (22-1) as he eyes a rematch with Emanuel Navarrete after his controversial Arizona loss two years ago. Paro upset Subriel Matias in Puerto Rico to win the IBF's super lightweight title last June and, when a homecoming bout with Kambosos Jnr didn't eventuate, was forced to return there and defend his belt against Hitchins in December. The Brooklyn star won a split decision contest and then, as forecast by Paro, obliterated Kambosos Jnr in New York City in his first defence earlier this month. "I copped heat for saying George would lose, but I stand by it," Paro said. "I just never thought Kambosos was world class. That's not unpatriotic, it's just my opinion as someone who knows what that level really looks like. "There are levels to this game and I've shared the ring with the elite and I call it how I see it." Kambosos is 2-4 since upsetting Teofimo Lopez in 2021 but has retained a top-four IBF ranking alongside Paro, who is also well positioned for shots at the WBC and WBO belts. "I doubt it happens," Paro said of fighting his countryman. "I think ego gets in the way. He's made it clear he won't fight another Aussie, which says a lot. "But if we're both seen as one and two in the country, there's only one way to settle it. "If it ever makes sense, I'm all in. I'll fight anyone, anywhere but I won't chase ghosts." Lopez currently owns the WBO strap and is on Paro's hit list that includes Ryan Garcia, Rolando Romero and Isaac 'Pitbull' Cruz. "People underestimate what Liam brings to the table,' No Limit boss George Rose said. "He's tough, smart, and marketable as hell. "He's doing it without shortcuts, without ducking anyone, and that's why the biggest names are going to have to deal with him eventually. "This is the beginning of something huge." Paro's last win in Australia was a devastating first-round stoppage of Brock Jarvis that launched him towards his first title shot while signed to Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing. "I had to defend my world title overseas under my last promoter when I should've been celebrating it in Australia," Paro said. "So this one's for my Aussie fans and Queenslanders. And next time I want to be back here again, but with a world title on the line. "I'm not here for easy fights or padded comebacks. You look at what Tim Tszyu's doing ... he's back in a mega-fight and rematch with (Sebastian) Fundora. "That's the blueprint and that's what I'm chasing too. "I'm not asking for a (Hitchins) rematch just to tick a box. "I want a belt in my hands before we run it back. And when we do, I want it to be a unification. That's the goal. That's how legacies are built."
