Britain’s only undefeated world champion Nathan Cleverly believes that another talent is about to be unearthed in the form of the rising Rhondda middleweight prospect, Liam Williams.
Both are under the same trainers, Vince Cleverly and Alan Davies, at the Planet Fitness gym in Aberbargoed and Cleverly has seen enough of the 19-year-old to hold a high opinion of him.
He commented, “I think Liam can be very good, he is very good. I’ve trained with Liam a lot – he’s very physically strong and he’s got a good boxing brain.”
“He’s got a good boxing pedigree with his amateur career. I think he’s a very, very good prospect and I expect him to go on to title level, definitely.”
Williams enjoyed a very successful amateur career that included 6 British and 7 Welsh title wins at various age groups, Cleverly believes that Williams has the added touch of talent that will make him successful.
“His timing is really good and that’s what separates a lot of the good fighters from the average fighters. The timing is that extra factor – the movement with the legs, the timing of the punches – Liam’s got it.” Cleverly said.
He continued, “He’s got power in both hands and he’s getting fitter now while adapting to the professional ranks. I think he’s got that bit of class that will take him through.”
After making a successful debut in the pro ranks with a shut-out decision win over Ryan Clark, Williams is next out in the undercard of Cleverly’s WBO world title defence against Tommy Karpency at the Motorpoint Arena on February 25th.
The undercard also includes more of Britain and Wales’ next generation of champions. This includes; Lewis Rees, Craig Evans, Tobias Webb, Francis Luke Robinson and Birmingham’s Frankie Gavin.
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