Overview
- Liddard scored a ninth-round knockdown and won by corner retirement in the 10th at London’s York Hall in a DAZN main event.
- The 23-year-old improved to 13-0 with 8 KOs and became the youngest British and Commonwealth middleweight champion.
- Conway was staggered by a right hand before his team threw in the towel, handing him the fourth defeat of his 28-fight career at 23-4-1 (7 KOs).
- Reports from the fight indicated Conway appeared to injure his left hand in the eighth and may have compensated with his right shoulder.
- Analysts said Liddard looked a level above the domestic scene, overturning pre-fight expectations that favored Conway’s experience.