What is Liam Cameron’s boxing record and when is his next fight?

LIAM Cameron is a former Commonwealth middleweight champion who has been through wars both inside and outside the ring.

He’ll be back in action in June 2024 against Lyndon ‘King’ Arthur – here we look at the background and career of the fighter nicknamed ‘Cannonball’.

Who is Liam Cameron?

Liam Cameron is a boxer from Sheffield who was born on October 21, 1990 – making him 33 years old at the time of writing.

His first professional fight was a six-round victory over Matt Scriven at Sheffield City Hall on 24 October 2009.

After winning nine fights in a row, his first defeat came in a tight points decision against Erick Ochieng, this time at the Hillsborough Leisure Center in his hometown on 28 May 2011.

He held the Commonwealth middleweight belt from 2017 to 2018 and contested the super middleweight version twice in 2015 and 2016, losing both by unanimous decision.

But in a major blow to his career, the Sheffield fighter was sentenced to a harsh four-year ban from British boxing in 2018 when a cocaine metabolite was found in his system.

In 2020, his stepdaughter Tiegan died in a traffic incident – ​​just two days before her 21st birthday.

Struggling to cope, Liam battled addiction and survived an attempt on his own life.

In 2023, he returned to boxing and began a four-fight winning streak.

He even completed a marathon round trip from Sheffield to Manchester to raise money for a tribute to Tiegan, as well as proving his fitness to return to the ring.

His next fight is against 33-year-old Mancunian Lyndon Arthur on Friday, June 21.

Speaking about his money-raising marathon, Liam told SunSport: “It was a really crazy idea, me and my friend Hassan just wanted to see if we could do it.

“We wanted to hit that ‘Welcome to Manchester’ sign and come back.

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“So we decided to make it more than a challenge and used it to raise £1,300 for a bank for Tiegan.

“It took us almost 24 hours, with just a backpack full of pancakes and the last 16 kilometers were hell.

“I went through dark moments, difficult tests, but the last kilometers were something else.

“Me and Hassan were crying, confused, in agony. It ended up like a therapy session.

I’m the underdog, the outsider, the visiting fighter, but – especially in boxing – people love this guy and want him to win

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“But we managed, somehow, and being able to do that, physically and mentally, showed me that a return to boxing would be good.”

Liam has always protested his innocence but wisely does not wish to rock the boat with the British Boxing Board of Control after regaining his license.

Boxing welcomed him back to the light heavyweight division, with Eddie Hearn featuring him on a Matchroom show at the Sheffield Arena in March, and he will next headline terrestrial TV.

He explained: “At the time I felt very alone and I felt like some people could have helped me a little more, but I understand the sport and that it is a business.

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“Since my return, I feel like everyone who knows my story is willing to let me win.

“I’m the underdog, the outsider, the visiting fighter, but – especially in boxing – people love this guy and want him to win.

“I first loved boxing because of the Rocky movies and I think people always love a fairytale comeback story more than an undefeated success.

“I feel a bit sorry for Lyndon Arthur, he’s the Manchester guy at a home show in Bolton, but I feel like I have the full support.”

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What is Liam Cameron’s boxing record?

Liam’s boxing record is 23-5-0.

This means that he fought 28 fights, won 23, lost five and drew none.

He won 10 of his fights by knockout, giving him a knockout percentage of 43.5.

When is Liam Cameron’s next fight?

Lyndon returns to the ring on Friday, June 21, 2024, to face Liam Cameron.

The fight will be contested at light heavyweight.

Arthur is trying to get back into world title contention, so he won’t be eager to let his hopes slip into the hands of underdog Liam.

The fight will be held at Toughsheet Community Stadium, home of Bolton Wanderers, with ringwalks for the main event expected to begin at around 10:30pm BST.

Arthur v Cameron will be shown live on Channel 5 and My5 – the channel’s streaming service – in the UK.

The full fight card is as follows:

• Lyndon Arthur x Liam Cameron
• Sultan Zaurbek x Roman Ruben Reynoso
• Khaleel Majid x Alin Florin Ciorceri
• Oliver Zaren x Thomas Lacroix
• Niall Brown x Jonathan Bouillot
• Matty Harris x Yury Bykhautsou
• Joe Howarth x TBA, 6 rounds
• Clark Smith x Jensen Irving
• Robert Lloyd-Taylor Jr.
• Tom Welland x Alejandro Farias
• Niall Fielding x Jake Osgood