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Paro: "I Know I Belong At The Top"
Liam Paro told Matchroom’s Flash Knockdown podcast that he
will show he belongs at the top level when he meets Montana
Love at Chase Center in San Francisco on Saturday December
9, live on DAZN PPV in North America and on DAZN worldwide,
where Regis Prograis defends his WBC World Super-Lightweight
title against Devin Haney.
Paro (23-0 14 KOs) returns to the ring after over a year on
the sidelines since his spectacular first round KO of Brock
Jarvis in Brisbane in October 2022, and is itching to get
back into action after injury ruled him out of two fights in
the first half of the year, the last and most notable of
those being a World title shot against Prograis in New
Orleans in June.
Paro is back to full fitness and has been on fire in
training camp in Las Vegas, where he found himself caught up
in a Twitter storm around his sparring with pound-for-pound
star Shakur Stevenson. The 27 year old adhered to the
fighters code and did not go into specifics of the work, but
said he took away real belief that those are the names he
belongs with – and will prove it on December 9 against Love.
“It’s sparring at the end of the day,” said Paro. “We got
good rounds in, but mark my words, I belong at the top
level, I can mix it with them confidently. I appreciate the
work with Shakur, it’s great work and a good camp to work
with, but I belong there for sure.
“I want the winner of Haney-Prograis. I think Devin beats
him, I think the way to give him trouble is fast feet like
Vasiliy Lomachenko, but in his last fight Regis’ looked
stuck in the mud. He’s going to be fit and ready though as
this is a massive fight, as big as it gets, but I think
Devin edges this one out. Haney vs. Paro rolls off the
tongue, but I am not looking past Montana, I know I need to
get the job done there first.
“I know that when I get the job done, I’ll be headlining big
shows like this one against big names, it just motivates me
so much. It’s what you dream of as a young kid and now it’s
starting to become a reality. It’s unbelievable. I’m here,
but I want more. The harder the task, the more I perform, I
always rise to the occasion. I love it. That’s what makes a
champion, performing under pressure, I really thrive on
that.”
Joining Paro on the latest episode of Flash Knockdown are
O’Shaquie Foster, who reviews his epic fight with Rocky
Hernandez and eyes a unification with Joe Cordina next, Josh
Warrington, who reflects on his clash with Leigh Wood, and
there's another Mike Costello gem from the memory bank.
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