George Liddard vs. Kieron Conway | DAZN - 17 October 2025

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On October 17, George Liddard will take a big step-up in class as he faces Kieron Conway at York Hall with the British and Commonwealth middleweight titles up for grabs.

[Coco]

On October 17, George Liddard will take a big step-up in class as he faces Kieron Conway at York Hall with the British and Commonwealth middleweight titles up for grabs.

Great fight, see that as a quite a big step up for Liddard.

Liddard hasn't been punched back much, feasted on lower ranked fighters, good ticket seller, too much too soon?

[smiling assassin]

Big step in for Liddard a lot of confidence show in putting him in against Conway

[mickey1975]

Good throwback fight. 23 is about right for this level if you're going places. No point In messing around.

[Coco]

Good throwback fight. 23 is about right for this level if you're going places. No point In messing around.

Should have some higher level fights before this.

Often matchroom do this, match them easy then throw them in deep

[margaret thatcher]

liddard looks solid but no particular attribute of his has stood out to me. not a banger like sains or a quick/slick like vizzy,. not an imposing phsyique at the weight either. but seems to be competent in most areas

he had a real close one with osaze so already pushing the levels pretty close to where i think he should be atm.i appreciate the no f@cking around attitude. i woulda guessed he was more like late 20s looking at him too.

conway sometimes can box like he doesn't enjoy being there, but when he's on he's fairly sharp.

im not sure it will be that entertaining but it's interesting from a competitive standpoint

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[MPW]

I think this one has the potential to be a really good scrap for the British and Commonwealth middleweight titles.

I just wonder if this is a step too far for Liddard, although he did stop Sutton and got past Osaze his last two times out. He's got a ton of upside and does a lot of things well, so this bout should be a telling test to see just where he's at.

Conway has faced much stiffer competition but with mixed results, though I still rate him high. He's stopped Udofia and Warburton and got a close UD over Metcalf, but lost a UD to Ammo Williams, SDs to Cissokho and Osaze, and drew with Cheeseman.

[pat123]

Anyone got any idea who is on the undercard of this?I know it is early but Im thinking of going.

[mickey1975]

Anyone got any idea who is on the undercard of this?I know it is early but Im thinking of going.

Sains and co. I'd go to boxers for tickets because they won't last long.

[pat123]

Was thinking that, some big ticket sellers. Thanks

[rd350lc]

Good match up this.

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Jimmy Sains-Troy Coleman English title fight set for Liddard-Conway undercard on October 17

The undercard for the October 17 show at York Hall in the Bethnal Green section of London is beginning to take shape.

Jimmy Sains, 10-0 (9 KOs), will face his stiffest test to date when he meets Troy Coleman, 14-3-1 (6 KOs), in a final eliminator for the English middleweight title. Sains, 24, a southpaw from the Harold Wood section of London, won the Southern Area title in his last bout on May 17, when he won a unanimous decision over Gideon Onyenani. Coleman, 30, of Burntwood in Staffordshire spoiled the unbeaten record of another boxer, Bradley Goldsmith, in April, stopping him in seven to win the Midlands Area title.

In another domestic meeting, Shannon Ryan, 9-1 (1 KO), and Chloe Watson, 8-1, meet in a battle of once-beaten fighters. Ryan, 28, of Watford, is on a two-fight winning streak since her lone defeat, a split decision to Emma Dolan last year for the vacant British super flyweight title, while Watson, 25, dropped a split decision in her last fight to Jasmina Zapotoczna, losing the European flyweight title in the process.

Also slated for action will be middleweight prospect Emmanuel "Leli" Buttigieg, 9-0 (3 KOs), of the Newham section of London.

The card, which is headlined by the British middleweight title fight between George Liddard, 12-0 (7 KOs), and Kieron Conway, 23-3-1 (7 KOs), will be promoted by Matchroom Boxing and will air live on DAZN.

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KIERON CONWAY WARNS GEORGE LIDDARD: TIME TO STAND ON EVERYTHING SAID

Kieron Conway has spent weeks listening to George Liddard talking about how and why he will relieve him of his British and Commonwealth middleweight titles, but he believes reality will soon begin to set in for the younger man.

On October 17, Conway (23-3-1, 7 KOs) will defend his belts against the confident Liddard (12-0, 7 KOs). DAZN will broadcast the event from London’s York Hall.

Conway has been in Liddard's position.

It is more than six years since he stepped in to challenge then-British junior middleweight champion Ted Cheeseman, as an inexperienced 23 year-old. Apart from a cursory three-round defeat in the semifinal of a one night "Ultimate Boxer" tournament, Conway was unbeaten in 12 fights. He earned a creditable draw.

Liddard is also 23, but that is where the similarities end.

A tall, composed boxer, the low-profile Conway was relatively unknown when his first major opportunity arrived.

The bold, heavy-handed Liddard has been groomed as a potential star of the Matchroom stable since the start of his career and is bouncing into the fight on a wave of self confidence.

"I would say that potentially we're different people in that sort of sense. I think that he's very arrogant and his view on this fight may be different to when I fought Cheeseman back then," Conway told The Ring.

"I don't really remember too much about how I felt. I just thought I was going there and was just going to go collect a win. I didn't feel that there was any pressure on me or anything.

"I think I was a bit immature. I just kind of went along with it but I think George will be a little bit different.

"I think he'll be a bit more calculated but definitely at that age you overestimate yourself so that might be a shortfalling on his side."

Since boxing Cheeseman, Conway’s career has taken him in some weird and wonderful directions.

He has boxed on two Canelo Alvarez cards — losing to Souleymane Cissokho in May 2021 and to Austin Williams in September 2022 — and appeared regularly on Matchroom's arena shows.

He is undefeated since dropping a 10-round decision to Williams and didn’t allow those top-level losses to put a ceiling on his ambitions. In May, he produced arguably the most dominant, complete performance of his career to stop Gerome Warburton in four rounds and win the British title.

Liddard is speaking with the confidence of an unbeaten fighter, but although he has shown some signs of real quality, hasn’t faced an experienced, championship-calibre operator like Conway.

Still, the fact his team have deliberately guided him down this route is a clear indication of the amount of faith they have in him.

Conway isn't the type to talk trash but has performed on far bigger stages than this and shared the ring with more accomplished fighters than Liddard.

He believes that as the first bell gets closer, the size of the task will begin to dawn on him.

"I think that all the things that he says and does now, when it comes to the fight week and we're in the same vicinity, it gets closer to the time, then things are going to start hitting home a little bit," Conway said.

"The things he has said and done, he's gotta then stand on those. He's got to then understand that I am the more experienced, I do know what this is like.

"I don't think he's going to really realise what it's like to be fighting for 12 rounds — potentially 12 rounds — especially with someone that's quite a bit bigger, quite a bit more self-aware.

"I think those things are going to be in the back of his mind for a while."

[Coco]

I fancy Conway, big jump for Liddard, hasn't had the right build up fights

[D4v3]

Very interesting fight, siding with Conway but if liddard wins convincingly then we have a top prospect on our hands

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In couple of weeks

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Fight Week!!

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Kieron Conway: George Liddard's Ready-Made Excuses Are Why We're Fighting

It is March 2018 and an undefeated Kieron Conway is preparing for the type of early test that can harshly dictate which way a youngster's career will go.

Then 6-0, Conway had agreed to fight Chris 'Fat Boy' Monaghan, an ambitious youngster who had lost around 85 pounds in weight and came to the ring with a 6-1-1 record and dreams of his own. A world away away from the bright lights and cameras, Conway passed the test with a seventh-round stoppage.

15 months later, he drew with Ted Cheeseman when challenging for the British junior middleweight title. He's since boxed on two Canelo Alvarez undercards stateside and on May 17, stopped Gerome Warburton in four rounds to finally become British champion in his new divisional home at 160-pounds.

'Fat Boy' never boxed again.

This weekend, Conway (23-3-1, 7 KOs) headlines a DAZN broadcast when defending his British and Commonwealth titles against the exciting George Liddard (12-0, 7 KOs) at London's York Hall.

"It feels like it's been forever," Conway told The Ring.

"From fighting in hotels, the little theatres and stuff away from the cameras, yeah it's crazy. I guess for me, it was always in the vision. For anybody else, it would have been hard to believe definitely."

Conway is still only 29-years-old but has crammed more than most into his career so far.

In May 2021, Canelo stopped Billy Joe Saunders in front of a huge 73,000 crowd at AT&T Stadium in Texas. As the cavernous arena began to fill up, Conway dropped a 10-round split decision defeat to world-class French operator Souleymane Cissokho.

The following year, he was outboxed over ten rounds by Austin 'Ammo' Williams on the undercard of a trilogy bout between Canelo and Gennadiy Golovkin in Las Vegas.

Lots of fighters would have faded away after the Williams defeat, unable to rouse themselves to make the long, arduous climb back to the top level a third time.

Conway didn’t go anywhere. Since then, he's racked up five consecutive wins and arguably looked better than ever during the four rounds he spent dismantling Warburton. Should he beat Liddard this weekend, he will have earned another chance at the big time.

"I think each fight I'm showing a little bit more and I'm nowhere near my physical peak yet. I do think that the best is still yet to come," he said.

"I do like to learn from each fight, each win and each loss because I always say you're never as good as your wins and you're never as bad as your losses so you just have to go back and have a look with that eye.

"A lot of people go out, watch their wins and only what they're doing good. Even when they're watching their losses, they're trying to find things they've done good but I'm looking at everything and watch it many, many times looking for different things. I think that's why I'm looking better each fight."

For a time, Conway believed he would be fighting for the European middleweight title before the end of 2025 but having worked so hard dragging himself back to prominence, he hasn’t allowed his focus to waver throughout the build-up to this weekend’s fight.

The self-assured Liddard has so far passed every test that has come his way. He has blown away lower-calibre opposition but also showed a willingness to bite down on his mouthpiece and grind out a win, when the solid Derrick Osaze survived an early attack in dragging him through 10 hard rounds.

Conway however, represents a significant step up in level for the 23-year-old. Not only is he physically and technically the best fighter Liddard has boxed as a professional, he is also fiercely determined to push on to bigger and better things.

"The only reason that I can think of why they would take this fight right now is that they'll see it as, 'If I lose then I lost against Conway, the British champion. He's fought on two Canelo cards, done this and that, been around forever,'" Conway said.

"He probably sees it as a little bit of a lower risk to lose to me because you've got all the excuses already there. Other than that, I can't think why they would choose this fight.

"Not that I'm overlooking him by any shot. I know he's young, fresh, fast, hungry. I’m confident in myself but think he's a little bit too overconfident."

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Kieron Conway confident he defeats George Liddard to retain his belts this Friday

Kieron Conway received a heroes’ reception in front of a bumper crowd at Northampton Saints last Saturday – and is hugely confident that he will return from London this weekend with both his British & Commonwealth Middleweight Titles in tow.

Conway defends his belts against undefeated, rising star George Liddard in front of a sold-out crowd at York Hall this Friday, October 17 – live on the Global Home of Boxing, DAZN.

And the Northampton fighter – who paraded his gold in front of a packed house at the cinch Stadium at Franklin Gardens for their Gallagher Premiership derby 32-26 win over Leicester Tigers – reckons Liddard is talking a load of old ‘Cobblers’ by thinking he stands a chance of dethroning him.

“In my opinion, it’s a step too soon for him,” said Conway, speaking to Matchroom Boxing.

“I’m wondering where the confidence is coming from. Is it manufactured? I don’t see why it would be real.

“I’m better in every department. If it gets rough, which it will, I’ve got the bigger heart and reason why.

“I knock George out. There’s no way a young lad is going to walk around saying he’s going to knock me out, I’m not going to let that happen. He’s over confident.”

Billericay’s Liddard, however, is determined to produce a major upset in front of his home fans and believes all the hard work he has put in with trainer Tony Sims will pay dividends.

“I wouldn’t be in this fight if I wholeheartedly believe I can win this fight,” said Liddard.

“I didn’t need to take this fight, I want to take this fight. It’s a big opportunity for me, I’m next in line to fight for these titles.

“There is no Plan B for me, boxing is it for me. I genuinely believe I can go on and achieve big things in the sport. This is a stepping stone to those moments.

“He’s in good form, stopping three out of his last four, which is good because I don’t want any excuses. He’s got everything to lose in this fight and I’ve got everything to gain.

“I genuinely think I’ll knock Conway out, this fight changes everything for me.”

[mickey1975]

Major upset? Liddard is the favourite.

[keithmoonhangover]

Really looking forward to this one. Best Friday main event for a fair while.

[MPW]

I keep flipping back and forth in my head on this one. Conway is the more experienced and tested fighter with some solid wins, while Liddard is an impressive young boxer who does many things well and has a big up-side.

Well, I guess I'll just flip a coin and wait until Friday night to find out.

[keithmoonhangover]

I keep flipping back and forth in my head on this one. Conway is the more experienced and tested fighter with some solid wins, while Liddard is an impressive young boxer who does many things well and has a big up-side.

Well, I guess I'll just flip a coin and wait until Friday night to find out.

I won't be betting on it, so it must be a good matchup.

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Kieron Conway: 'After I have knocked out George Liddard, I'll give him my belts'

Kieron Conway was once the prospect on the way up, protecting his record and trying to collect as many belts as possible. On Friday night, inside Bethnal Green’s York Hall, he encounters George Liddard, a 23-year-old who is eager to impress and, just like Conway used to be, desperate to get his hands on silverware.

The 29-year-old Conway, 23-3-1 (7 KOs), brings the British and Commonwealth middleweight titles but insists this fight is not about the belts that are on the line in a 12-rounder which is eagerly awaited by the British hardcore. It’s about not only teaching the 12-0 (7 KOs) Liddard a lesson, it’s about hurting him and putting him in his place.

“Some of my previous performances when I was a bit younger, maybe I was more concerned about not losing,” Conway said at today’s press conference. “Things happen in your career; things happen in your life – I think they flick the switch for me. Now I want to hurt these guys. I’ve up these titles, picked up other titles along the way. He talks a lot about wanting these belts. After I knock him out, I’ll give him these belts. I don’t believe the confidence at all. I think that he’s convinced himself, he’s looked in the mirror enough times and said these quotes that he keeps putting out there. I just don’t think that it’s true. I definitely don’t believe the hype. Friday night, I just want to shut him up.”

Liddard isn’t one to be talked down. Confident and talented, the man from Billericay, England, is aiming high in the long-term. And to get there, the big domestic belts must come first.

“This is everything,” he said. “I want to achieve great things in this sport. I’ve never shied away from a challenge. I always want to test myself against the best. Domestically right now, he’s classed as the best. He’s got the belts and I want them strapped around me… Fight on fight I’ve always stepped up. Anyone that’s been put to me – I said yes. I never shy away from a challenge and this is my next step. I can’t wait for it. I believe he hasn’t boxed someone with the ability I have. He’s been in with some good fighters. But the mixture that I have, I feel like I have all of the right ingredients of a great fighter. I can adapt to any fighter. I just do not believe that he’ll be able to live with me come Friday night.”

Also appearing on the Matchroom show, which will be streamed live on DAZN, is Jimmy Sains vs. Troy Coleman for the vacant English strap at middleweight, Shannon Ryan and Chloe Watson collide over 10-twos at junior bantamweight, and there are appearances for prospects, Adam Maca, Taylor Bevan, Tiah Mai Ayton and Jermaine Dhliwayo.