By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
WBO #3, IBF #3 super lightweight Liam Paro (21-0, 13 KOs) could steal the show on the Saturday PPV card headlined by Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley. Paro has an opportunity to move closer to a world title shot with a win against unbeaten WBO #8 Yomar Alamo (20-0-1, 12 KOs) at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
“I am getting some real good work in Las Vegas,” Paro told Fightnews.com®. “We have impressed a lot of people. I have been sparring WBO 130-pound champion Shakur Stevenson. After our first sparring session, he dropped using other (southpaw) sparring partners and only used me. It has been great to get that world-class sparring. Stevenson is hands down the best boxer I have ever been in the ring with. His boxing IQ is next level. He was also a great amateur – he is the best of the best. I also sparred with two-time world champion Rances Barthelemy.”
A lot of aussie fighters go to the big smoke and get smoked, Kambosos being the latest exception. Good luck and hopefully you can get the W