Once a highly touted prospect, Liam Cameron aims to show he is the real-deal on December 13, when he meets Tobias Webb in a British super-middleweight title eliminator at Sheffield’s Hillsborough Leisure Centre.
Cameron and Webb play chief support to Stephen Ormond’s WBO European lightweight title defence against Terry Flanagan on the Fight Night Events bill – and the Steel City man wants to steal the show in front of the BoxNation cameras.
“I’m grateful to Dennis [Hobson] and Francis [Warren] for making me chief support,” explained the 24-year-old. “I thank them a lot because they obviously believe in me by putting me on this show, and I’m going to produce the goods and get a good win.”
A former ABA champion, Cameron has lost just three times in 20 outings, with two of those reverses coming after switching trainers in 2011. Now reunited with long-time coach Chris Smedley, ‘Cannonball’ says he is in a good place and ready to build on his September performance when he demolished experienced Ghanaian Philip Kotey in four rounds.
“I lost my way listening to people,” said Liam on his move away from former amateur coach Smedley, “but I was young and just followed what people said. I’m glad I’ve learned though and I’m back with Chris and it’s going wonderful.”
Welsh champion Webb enters the fight with a brace of defeats from 18 contests. Those two KO losses have come at the fists of noted punchers Rocky Fielding and Callum Smith – who despatched him in a round and two rounds respectively – and Liam wants to put in a similar performance.
“I go into every fight to stop them. I like to finish it early. I can really bang, and I’m strong, and I’ll be going in there to give him a good fight. You have to stand out and do a job; if someone’s done him in a round then I’ve got to try and do him earlier. He’s a tough kid though and Fielding and Smith are big bangers, so it doesn’t surprise me [he got stopped early].”
Dennis Hobson, who co-promotes alongside Francis Warren, stated: “Liam turned pro in a blaze of glory after winning the ABAs but he lost his way a little. He’s back in the fold now though, looks really happy and back to his old self. The winner of this fight is now in line for a crack at the British so there’s a lot riding on it and it’s going to make for great viewing.”
Tickets for the show are priced at £40 and £100 (ringside) and are available via ticket line 01142434443.
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