Frank Warren Presents Championship Boxing - Liam Smith vs Liam Williams

After their epic first encounter ended in controversial fashion, former WBO World Super Welterweight Champion Liam Smith and reigning British Super Welterweight Champion Liam Williams, will aim to settle the score on neutral ground at Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena, in a WBO World Title Eliminator on Saturday 28th October, simulcast live on BT Sport and BoxNation.

The fight lands in Newcastle after neither man was willing to concede home advantage after their
thrilling first encounter back in April; a fight in which both men felt they claimed the upper hand.

On the night, Liverpool man Smith claimed the win after Williams’ trainer Gary Lockett deemed
that the Welshman could not continue after being badly cut by a clash of heads. However Williams
felt he had built up a large lead at the point the fight was stopped and tempers have flared ever
since about the controversial circumstances of the fight’s ending, with Smith instead believing that
the cut prevented him from seizing an inevitable late stoppage in the fight.

Promoter Frank Warren said ‘I’m delighted to bring this huge rematch to Newcastle which is a city
with a rich tradition of big fight nights. In the past I have bought shows with Ricky Hatton, Joe Calzaghe, Nigel Benn and Prince Nasseem Hamed to Newcastle and I’m sure this is set to rival the
very best that we’ve done there.

This fight has been highly anticipated since the first encounter, in which the fans and fighters were
robbed of a conclusive ending by the clash of heads. The first was a barnstormer up to that point
and I’m sure the rematch will be even better. The fight will serve as a WBO Super Welterweight World Title Eliminator, in which the winner is set to get a shot against the winner of the forthcoming Cotto v Kamegai match, which is contesting the vacant belt. This huge incentive, along with the added spice of domestic bragging rights, means a lot is riding on this fight for both men.’

The undercard at Metro Radio Arena is set to feature some of the very best emerging local North
East talent, as well as some other excellent young fighters from further afield.

*This show was rescheduled from 28th October*