Ricky Burns on 15 December 2012 but had to withdraw from the fight due to injuries from being involved in a car crash. British super-featherweight champion Liam Walsh won the British super-featherweight title in a highly contested fight against Gary Sykes. Walsh dropped Sykes in the first round and went on to dominate the fight and won a clear decision with judges scores of 119–108, 118–111 and 118–109. Liam Walsh defended his titles on 28 February in a rematch against Joe Murray who he previously beat by Majority Decision, this time winning by 5th round TKO. On 8 October 2016 Walsh battled undefeated Russian Andrey Kimov as a final IBF eliminator for their version of the super featherweight title. Walsh switched his stance effortlessly throughout the fight and was moving well. In a well-rounded, dominant win, Walsh managed to get the nod via unanimous decision. In his next fight, Walsh challenged Gervonta Davis for his IBF super-featherweight title. Davis started off with a sharp jab and controlled most of the action in the opening round. The second round was closer, but Davis still had the edge. In the third round, Davis managed to catch Walsh with a big shot, which wobbled the latter, opening the way for Davis so finish the fight with a flurry of big shots. Walsh got dropped, and despite beating the count, was not able to recover and another barrage of shots from Davis forced the referee to stop the fight. On 9 November 2019 Walsh battled Maxi Hughes for the vacant WBO European lightweight title. Walsh outboxed Hughes to a unanimous decision, 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94 on the scorecards. Professional boxing record References External links Liam Walsh profile at Frank Warren Promotions Liam Walsh profile at BoxNation Liam Walsh - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live English male boxers English people of Irish descent Sportspeople from Rochdale 1986 births Living people People from Cromer Commonwealth Boxing Council champions Super-featherweight boxers Lightweight boxers Southpaw boxers British Boxing Board of Control champions