Liam Paro Becomes Two-Weight World Champion with Hard-Fought, Narrow Victory over Lewis Crocker
Paro used early-round boxing and resilience to edge Crocker 115-113 on all three scorecards and claim his second world title.
- On Wednesday, Australian Liam Paro secured the IBF welterweight title at Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane, defeating Northern Ireland's Lewis Crocker via unanimous decision and joining Jeff Fenech as one of Australia's only male multiple-division world champions.
- Paro established an early lead with sharp counter-punching while Crocker surged forward in the final third; judges scored the bout 115-113 for the Australian, who withstood a late onslaught despite a cut over his left eye.
- "This means everything," Paro said after the fight, while Crocker offered magnanimous congratulations, calling his opponent "a fantastic fighter," though he criticized the referee's handling of clinches.
- This title marks Paro's second world championship in different weight classes, and reports indicate the winner could face the victor of the Rolando Romero and Teofimo Lopez bout in a unification contest later this year.
- Former NRL player Nelson Asofa-Solomona improved to 3-0 by stopping George Burgess in the third round, while rising cruiserweight Luke Modini captured the IBF Pan Pacific title, dominating Peng Qu with a stoppage victory.
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Liam Paro wrests 147-lb world title from Lewis Crocker with decision win
Liam Paro (28-1, 16 KOs) is the newest titleholder at welterweight following his unanimous decision victory against Lewis Crocker (22-1, 11 KOs). Scores were 115-113 across the board. Paro is now the IBF welterweight world champion with the win. He was previously a super lightweight titleholder, losing the belt in his first defence against Richardson Hitchins. Crocker-Paro headlined a No Limit Boxing card at the Pat Rafter Arena in Tennyson, Aus…
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