Eddie Hearn Targeting Australia Homecoming For New Champ Liam Paro

Eddie Hearn is hoping to go down to Australia so new champion Liam Paro can headline a card.

Paro beat Subriel Matias to win the IBF super lightweight title, and it was a performance that Hearn called a masterclass.

“Liam [always] had an answer for him,” Hearn said. “He stood and fought with him. We said he’d have to get his respect. He did that. He pushed him back. He boxed off the back foot. It was an absolute masterclass. I had it so wide – with three or four rounds to go, Matias needed a knockout. It wasn’t even close…

“He did it – he changed his life,” Hearn added. “It’s an incredible performance – an incredible win, as a massive underdog. And we said, he can do it. He’s got the skills – he’s got the ability – but he’s the one that had the cojones to come here. He’s just won the world title off one of the most dangerous men at 140lbs in his backyard.”

With the win, Liam Paro improved to 25-0 and now Eddie Hearn says the plan is to go to Australia and get him a big fight next time out.

“You’ve got Ryan Garcia; you’ve got [Isaac] ‘Pitbull’ Cruz; you’ve got Teofimo Lopez, and you’ve got Richardson Hitchens up knocking soon for the mandatory,” he said. “This is just an incredible night for Australian boxing and Liam Paro, a massive underdog, to come in and do that in an unbelievable performance.”

Paro holds notable wins over Montana Love, Yomar Alamo, Faith Keles, and Brock Jarvis among others.