| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Liam Robert Paro 16 April 1996 Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174 cm) |
| Weight | |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 29 |
| Wins | 28 |
| Win by KO | 16 |
| Losses | 1 |
Liam Robert Paro (born 16 April 1996) is an Australian professional boxer. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight title since June 2026, and previously the IBF light-welterweight title in 2024.
Paro was born and raised in Mackay, Queensland to a family of Italian descent. His first sporting interest came in the form of rugby league where he played for the North Mackay Magpies in the local junior competition. At 13 years of age, he was introduced to the sport of boxing and gave up playing rugby league to focus solely on pursuing a professional career in boxing. In pursuit of higher levels of training, Paro moved to Townsville at 17 years of age before settling in Brisbane as a 20-year-old, where he would regularly train with the likes of future world champion Jeff Horn in the lead up to his monumental victory over legendary Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao.
In his international debut, Paro travelled to Tampa where he was victorious over undefeated Puerto Rican Yomar Álamo via split decision on the Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley II undercard.
On 4 February 2024 it was reported that Liam Paro would challenge Subriel Matias for his IBF super lightweight title in the summer 2024 in Puerto Rico. On 27 March 2024 the fight was confirmed for 15 June 2024 in Manatí, Puerto Rico. Paro won the fight by unanimous decision.
On 27 August 2024 it was announced that Paro was expected to make the first defense of his IBF super lightweight title on 7 December 2024, at a venue in Brisbane, Sydney or Adelaide. Devin Haney was a potential opponent. On 3 October 2024, it was announced that Paro would face Richardson Hitchins in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He lost the fight and his title by split decision with two ringside judges scoring the bout 116–112 for Hitchins while the third had it 117–111 for Paro.
Paro was scheduled to face unbeaten David Papot in an eliminator for a shot at the IBF welterweight title at the Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane, Australia, on 18 September 2025. Paro won the fight by unanimous decision.
He challenged IBF welterweight champion Lewis Crocker at Rafter Arena in Brisbane, on 24 June 2026, winning via unanimous decision.
| 29 fights | 28 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 16 | 0 |
| By decision | 12 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | Lewis Crocker | UD | 12 | 24 Jun 2026 | Pat Rafter Arena, Tennyson, Queensland, Australia | Won IBF welterweight title |
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | David Papot | UD | 12 | 18 Sep 2025 | Pat Rafter Arena, Tennyson, Queensland, Australia | |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Jonathan Navarro | RTD | 5 (10), 3:00 | 25 June 2025 | Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns, Queensland, Australia | |
| 26 | Loss | 25–1 | Richardson Hitchins | SD | 12 | 7 Dec 2024 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Lost IBF light-welterweight title |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Subriel Matías | UD | 12 | 15 Jun 2024 | Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu, Manatí, Puerto Rico | Won IBF light-welterweight title |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Montana Love | KO | 6 (10), 1:49 | 9 Dec 2023 | Chase Center, San Francisco, California, US | Retained WBO Global light-welterweight title |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Brock Jarvis | TKO | 1 (12), 2:29 | 15 Oct 2022 | South Bank Piazza, Brisbane, Australia | Retained WBO Global light-welterweight title |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Yomar Álamo | SD | 10 | 18 Dec 2021 | Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida, US | |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Steve Gago | UD | 10 | 24 Jul 2021 | Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane, Australia | Retained IBF International and WBO Global light-welterweight titles |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Terry Tzouramanis | TKO | 7 (10), 3:00 | 5 Mar 2021 | Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane, Australia | Retained IBF International and WBO Global light-welterweight titles |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | James Chereji | TKO | 8 (10), 1:18 | 7 Mar 2020 | The Star, Gold Coast, Australia | Retained IBF International and WBO Global light-welterweight titls |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Hwang Kil Kim | UD | 10 | 8 Nov 2019 | Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane, Australia | Retained WBO Global light-welterweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Fatih Keleş | UD | 10 | 8 Jun 2019 | The Star, Gold Coast, Australia | Retained WBO Global light-welterweight title; Won vacant IBF International light-welterweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Massimiliano Ballisai | UD | 10 | 16 Feb 2019 | Entertainment & Convention Centre, Mackay, Australia | Won inaugural WBO Global light-welterweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Robert Tlatlik | TKO | 7 (10), 3:00 | 13 Oct 2018 | Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Sebastian Bytyqi | TKO | 2 (10), 2:01 | 19 May 2018 | Southport Australian Football Club, Gold Coast, Australia | Won vacant WBO Youth light-welterweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Andrew Wallace | RTD | 3 (10), 3:00 | 17 Mar 2018 | Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane, Australia | Won vacant Australian light-welterweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Kurt Finlayson | RTD | 3 (5), 3:00 | 3 Feb 2018 | Hurstville Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Komkit Chanawong | UD | 5 | 4 Nov 2017 | Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville, Australia | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Jose Aubel | TKO | 3 (8), 1:02 | 23 Sep 2017 | Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane, Australia | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Nic Aratema | TKO | 3 (6), 2:32 | 25 Aug 2017 | Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Simon Rendina | KO | 1 (4), 2:55 | 15 Jul 2017 | Wests City, Newcastle, Australia | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Alex Ah Tong | KO | 4 (6), 0:54 | 10 Jun 2017 | Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane, Australia | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Daniel Maxwell | TKO | 5 (6), 1:22 | 4 Feb 2017 | McDonald's Multisports Stadium, Mackay, Australia | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Nick Hikuroa | TKO | 1 (6), 1:34 | 3 Dec 2016 | Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane, Australia | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | John Min | TKO | 1 (4), 1:45 | 1 Oct 2016 | The MET, Brisbane, Australia | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Aphichat Koedchatturat | MD | 4 | 9 Sep 2016 | Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane, Australia | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Arnon Yucharoen | UD | 4 | 15 Apr 2016 | Tattersalls Club, Brisbane, Australia | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jacob Mahony | UD | 4 | 5 Mar 2016 | Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane, Australia |
| Sporting positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional boxing titles | ||||
| Vacant Title last held by Kye MacKenzie |
Australian light-welterweight champion 17 March 2018 – 2018 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Steve Spark | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Georgii Chelokhsaev |
WBO Youth light-welterweight champion 19 May 2018 – 16 February 2019 Won global title |
Vacant Title next held by Jose Luis Rodriguez Guerrero | ||
| New title | WBO Global light-welterweight champion 16 February 2019 – 15 June 2024 Won world title |
Vacant Title next held by Aram Faniian | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Steve Claggett |
IBF International light-welterweight champion 8 June 2019 – 2022 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Bastien Ballesta | ||
| World boxing titles | ||||
| Preceded by | IBF light-welterweight champion 15 June – 7 December 2024 |
Succeeded by | ||
| Preceded by | IBF welterweight champion 24 June 2026 – present |
Incumbent | ||