Former WBO junior middleweight champion Liam “Beefy” Smith (25-1-1, 14 KOs) overcame a bad start to defeat the previously unbeaten Liam Williams (16-1-1, 11 KOs) by a 9th round TKO on Saturday night in their fight for the vacant WBO interim junior middleweight title at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. Both fighters were badly cut. Williams was cut in round 9. Smith suffered a cut over his right eye in round 3 from a punch from Williams. Smith, 28, was unable to win the interim WBO title due to him having missed the weight at Friday’s weigh-in. Smith weighed in 1 ½ pounds over the 154 lb. limit at 155 ½ pounds. Read more http://www.boxingnews24.com/2017/04/liam-smith-vs-liam-williams-results/
