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.
Early life 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.
Professional boxing career Paro vs. Álamo 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.
IBF Super Lightweight Champion Paro vs. Matias 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.
Paro vs. Hitchins 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.
Welterweight 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.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes29Win28–1Lewis CrockerUD1224 Jun 202628Win27–1David PapotUD1218 Sep 202527Win26–1Jonathan Navarro RTD5 (10), 25 June 202526Loss25–1Richardson HitchinsSD127 Dec 202425Win25–0Subriel MatíasUD1215 Jun 202424Win24–0Montana LoveKO6 (10), 9 Dec 202323Win23–0Brock JarvisTKO1 (12), 15 Oct 202222Win22–0Yomar Álamo1018 Dec 202121Win21–0Steve GagoUD1024 Jul 202120Win20–0Terry TzouramanisTKO7 (10), 5 Mar 202119Win19–0James CherejiTKO8 (10), 7 Mar 202018Win18–0Hwang Kil KimUD108 Nov 201917Win17–0Fatih KeleşUD108 Jun 201916Win16–0Massimiliano BallisaiUD1016 Feb 201915Win15–0Robert TlatlikTKO7 (10), 13 Oct 201814Win14–0Sebastian BytyqiTKO2 (10), 19 May 201813Win13–0Andrew WallaceRTD3 (10), 17 Mar 201812Win12–0Kurt Finlayson3 (5), 3 Feb 201811Win11–0Komkit ChanawongUD54 Nov 201710Win10–0Jose AubelTKO3 (8), 23 Sep 20179Win9–0Nic AratemaTKO3 (6), 25 Aug 20178Win8–0Simon RendinaKO1 (4), 15 Jul 20177Win7–0Alex Ah Tong4 (6), 10 Jun 20176Win6–0Daniel MaxwellTKO5 (6), 4 Feb 20175Win5–0Nick HikuroaTKO1 (6), 3 Dec 20164Win4–0John Min1 (4), 1 Oct 20163Win3–0Aphichat Koedchatturat49 Sep 20162Win2–0Arnon YucharoenUD415 Apr 20161Win1–0Jacob Mahony45 Mar 2016
Titles in boxing
Major world titles IBF light-welterweight champion (140 lbs) IBF welterweight champion (147 lbs)
See also List of male boxers Boxing in Australia List of southpaw stance boxers List of world light-welterweight boxing champions List of world welterweight boxing champions
References
External links
Liam Paro - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live