{"id":352591,"date":"2023-12-08T20:21:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T21:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=352591"},"modified":"2023-12-08T22:01:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T22:01:50","slug":"how-absolute-torture-led-aussie-to-world-title-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=352591","title":{"rendered":"How 'absolute torture' led Aussie to world title fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

An injury that made for "absolute f—ing torture" robbed Liam Paro<\/a> of a world title shot and forced him out of the sport, but it also rekindled the Australian's passion for boxing.<\/p>\n

The \ufeff27-year-old Mackay product is now on the cusp of his first world title bout as he prepares for a fight against American Montana Love in San Francisco on Sunday (AEDT), in which the rivals will be squaring off for the WBO super-lightweight belt.<\/p>\n

Paro stunned the Australian boxing scene when he defeated the prodigious Brock Jarvis with a monumental first-round knockout last year<\/a>. It left him hungry to "steamroll" this year.<\/p>\n

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"But the world had different plans, God had different plans\ufeff," the 23-0 boxer told Wide World of Sports.<\/p>\n

His love of boxing has never been stronger than during his Las Vegas training camp en route to Sunday's clash.<\/p>\n

"Being forced away from the sport made me realise how much I love it and it reignited the fire in my belly that I haven't had for a long time. I think it was the world giving me that one final test to see how dedicated I am to boxing. Now it's full steam ahead," Paro said.<\/p>\n

"It's just the competitiveness [that I love about boxing]. It's hard to explain, but if you talk to anyone that's started boxing they'd tell you it's a boxing bug. Once it's \ufeffin you it's just stuck with you. It's just the dedication.<\/p>\n

\"Australian<\/p>\n

"It's hard at the start but you start making it to top fights and it definitely gives you a lot of financial stability, it gives you a better life, sets you up.<\/p>\n

"It's also a dream I've had since I was a young kid, you know? And I'm so close to making it a reality, you know what I mean? It's inches away, so it'd be pretty stupid to give it up now."<\/p>\n

Paro suffered his first setback of the year when British authorities refused to tick off a fight against Robbie Davies Jr in Liverpool, denying him the chance because of a broken orbital bone. He still cannot pinpoint the moment he suffered the facial fracture.<\/p>\n

He was then supposed to fight American Regis Prograis in New Orleans in June, but a small Achilles tear stripped him of what should have been his debut world title bout.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"It was a rollercoaster of a year with\ufeff injuries … It was a horrible start and middle of the year, I would say, probably the worst of my life, and it was just a massive mental test, for sure," Paro said.<\/p>\n

\"Liam<\/p>\n

"I was up home with my family around my loved ones … I was lucky they were there because they were pretty scary times."<\/p>\n

Love, the man Paro will fight this week, has a professional record of 18-1-1\ufeff. Australia's Stevie Spark dealt the American his first loss in Cleveland last year.<\/p>\n

Paro is set for his second fight in the US\ufeff. He made his American debut against Puerto Rico's Yomar Alamo in 2021.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffTraining's been unbelievable. Believe it or not, after the injuries, the horrible year I've had, this has been the best camp I think I've had in my 23 fights as a pro," said Paro, a fighter in the Matchroom Boxing stable.<\/p>\n

"All the little niggling injuries that I usually carry through camps have healed in the times I've had these major injuries. It's definitely the best shape I've been in physically and mentally in my career, I believe. I'm just super excited to be back, super blessed to be back healthy and injury-free."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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