Should the Mackay southpaw prove victorious, he will then look to become a two-division champion against whoever wins the currently vacant IBF strap — which will be contested between Lewis Crocker and Paddy Donovan in Belfast, Northern Ireland on September 13.<\/p>\n
No Limit will then campaign to host said world title fight in Queensland.<\/p>\n
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For Paro, the eliminator doubles as his first appearance since confirming a move up from super lightweight, where he previously captured the IBF crown against Subriel Matias in 2024.<\/p>\n
While the Queenslander then dropped the strap in his first title defence against American Richardson Hitchins, he has since rebounded with a strong stoppage win over Jonathan Navarro in June. <\/p>\n
CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA – JUNE 24: Liam Paro weighs in at Cairns Esplanade Lagoon on June 24, 2025 in Cairns, Australia. (Photo by Emily Barker\/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been to the top before and I know what it takes to become a champion,\u201d Paro said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut this time, it\u2019s about more than the belt.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis time it\u2019s about becoming the name people talk about for years to come.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo fight for a world title shot in my home state, in a venue as iconic as Pat Rafter Arena, is something special.<\/p>\n
\u201cDavid Papot is tough, seasoned, and coming here to win \u2014 but I\u2019ve sacrificed too much to let this slip.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked about the eliminator, No Limit CEO Rose said: \u201cLiam Paro has arrived and this fight is going to be electric.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s charging back to the top with this massive world title eliminator in his new weight class.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe asked us for the biggest fight we could make and it doesn\u2019t get bigger than an eliminator in Queensland, in front of a packed home crowd.<\/p>\n
\u201cLiam\u2019s not just chasing big fights, he wins them.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why this one is so exciting, it\u2019s the start of another huge chapter for him.\u201d<\/p>\n
CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA – JUNE 25: Liam Paro celebrates winning against Jonathan Navarro during their welterweight bout at Cairns Convention Centre on June 25, 2025 in Cairns, Australia. (Photo by Emily Barker\/Getty Images for No Limit Boxing)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Elsewhere on the card, two-time world title contender Liam Wilson will throw down against undefeated American Carlos Gonzalez (15-0) in a dangerous super featherweight clash.<\/p>\n
Explosive light heavyweight prospect Aokuso (7-0) also returns to face American knockout artist Casey Dixon (6-0, 5KOs) in what promises to be an action-packed bout<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd it\u2019s great to have Liam Wilson back in Brisbane, where he\u2019s produced some unforgettable nights,\u201d Rose said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a Caboolture boy, just down the road, and always brings fireworks.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is his third fight this year and he\u2019ll stop at nothing to get another crack at the world title.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liam Paro is on the cusp of headlining a IBF welterweight title blockbuster in Australia – with No…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63919,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-63918","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}