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00:00 [indistinct chatter]
00:03 Okay? Make a ball fight.
00:04 Take him, go back.
00:06 [indistinct chatter]
00:08 - So this is only the second time
00:09 we've seen Liam Davis in the ring in 2023,
00:12 and he's only been in there for two minutes and 46 seconds,
00:15 the time it took him to stop Jesse Cunningham in July.
00:19 He's defending his European and WBC international titles
00:22 tonight against an unbeaten fighter
00:24 from Campania in Italy, Vincenzo La Famiglia,
00:28 whose chin might be his best form of defense, we're told,
00:31 but that's a real opportunity
00:33 if he can pull off a shot tonight.
00:35 Davis, though, Richie, says he intends to end it early.
00:38 - Yeah, he wants to get a quick night tonight, Liam Davis,
00:41 and he's improving with every contest, is Davis.
00:44 Going for it here, big shots already from Liam Davis.
00:47 - Landing good punches early,
00:48 landing good, long, accurate punches early,
00:51 and the head of La Famiglia was being flicked around here,
00:54 there, and everywhere by that opening barrage
00:56 from the champion, Liam Davis,
00:58 whose confidence seems to grow every time we see him,
01:00 and who knows what 2024 might look like for him,
01:03 but he's really set about his work early,
01:05 and at the minute, Richie,
01:06 the challenger can't get out of the way.
01:07 - Yeah, starts quick, doesn't he, Davis?
01:09 That's what he did against Cunningham,
01:11 and he's good on the inside also, Liam Davis.
01:15 He whips the uppercuts down to the body.
01:17 He's got to watch it there.
01:22 There, that's good, that's good boxing.
01:24 - Davis in the red trunks, the darker trunks for the Italian.
01:27 - He's already starting to redden around the eyes,
01:30 because Davis at this point hasn't really been able to miss.
01:34 He's been a sitting, a standing target.
01:37 There's been very little movement of any description
01:39 from La Famiglia to this point.
01:41 - Yeah, good straight shots from Davis.
01:44 He's got a nick, though, I think, on his left eye,
01:47 just above his nose, as Davis has got to watch out for that,
01:50 but he's going for it early on here, Davis.
01:53 Big shots going in for him with that right hand
01:56 from La Famiglia, low guard.
01:59 So that's inviting the pressure from Davis.
02:01 - Brings the confidence of a man who's won all 13 fights,
02:04 the Italian, seven of them via stoppage.
02:07 Davis, who's building serious momentum,
02:10 the last two years has seen him win some good fights.
02:13 The win against Gianni Perlucci looks better with time.
02:16 Says he wants to get this over and done with,
02:19 and then he wants to have a break
02:21 and then plough his course next year.
02:23 - Yeah, that was a super shot there from Davis.
02:26 La Famiglia was expecting the jab to come out
02:28 and then whips a long left hook around the guard
02:31 of the Italian, and again, good work from Davis there.
02:34 - La Famiglia's already having to take
02:36 one or two deep breaths in there.
02:38 Hurtful punches from Davis.
02:40 There's a left hand that goes through the end,
02:42 troubles up the shots to the body and head.
02:44 Very, very accurate with his work
02:47 in the opening round here, Davis.
02:49 - Big shots, also downstairs as well.
02:54 Good guard, but it's that jab if he's there.
02:57 That's a great shot there from him.
03:00 - Here's another one that boxes
03:01 with a very low defense, isn't he, La Famiglia?
03:03 He's got his gloves pretty much down by his sides
03:06 and he's leaving that big target for Liam Davis to aim at.
03:10 - He has indeed.
03:11 Davis just got to settle down again behind his jab
03:13 and try and box his opponents at range early on here.
03:17 La Famiglia, low, low guard.
03:19 - Davis has thrown everything at the challenger
03:23 in the first round and he's stood there and taken it,
03:25 continues to throw his shots.
03:27 First time right towards the end of the round
03:30 and we've seen the Italian start to let his hands go.
03:32 Before him, Davis was dominant there
03:34 as the bell sounds to end the first.
03:36 (upbeat music)
03:38 - Yeah?
03:45 Jab and kick.
03:50 (indistinct)
03:52 - Just see that nick above the eyebrow of Liam Davis
04:14 as we look at some of his work from the opening round.
04:17 Yeah, he started quick, didn't he?
04:19 Switched the attacks to the body and then switched the head.
04:22 It's a good round for Liam Davis.
04:24 Yes, there's a bit of damage there,
04:25 so he's got caught with a couple of shots also,
04:26 but it's a good positive round.
04:28 - Normally has Harold Johnson in the corner,
04:30 but he's working elsewhere tonight.
04:32 So his dad, Tristan, is the chief second.
04:35 It's an all family affair in there.
04:37 A lot of smiling and a lot of respect
04:39 for the way in yesterday between these two,
04:41 but Liam Davis has made his intentions quite clear
04:44 the way that he went about his business in the first round.
04:47 - Yeah, just got to relax a little bit.
04:48 He went through that first round,
04:50 didn't actually come off.
04:51 He won the first round clearly,
04:53 but he just got to settle down now
04:54 and use his height and reach a little bit better.
04:57 That jab, there you go.
04:58 So he knows what he's doing, Davis.
05:00 He's a clever boxer.
05:02 And like I've said, he's just got to settle into this one.
05:06 - I think that it's just worth pointing out though
05:08 that the Italian challenger is relatively confident too,
05:12 and he stopped four of the last five men
05:13 that he's been in with.
05:14 So there is a bit of power there
05:16 if he can plant his feet and catch Liam Davis properly.
05:19 But at the moment, he's just having to weather
05:21 another storm here in the second round.
05:23 - Yeah, La Femina's got to watch what he's doing here.
05:25 His hands are far too low when he's in punching range.
05:28 It's all right there when he's just out of punching range
05:31 and Davis is stepping in with that jab,
05:33 but when he gets closer, the hands are still low.
05:36 And with a puncher like Davis, that's dangerous.
05:38 - Stop, stop!
05:39 - La Femina says that he grew up watching Bruce Lee
05:41 and Jean-Claude Van Damme movies.
05:43 He's known as Winchester, but I'm not sure why.
05:46 Describes himself as a street brat,
05:48 and he said in all honesty,
05:50 he said that he's got to stop Davis to win tonight.
05:52 He's under no illusions by the size of the task.
05:54 He doesn't feel he can come here and outpoint him.
05:57 So at some stage, he's going to have to try
05:59 and land the power shots himself.
06:01 But at the moment, he's just trying to survive
06:03 what Davis is throwing at him.
06:06 - Better work again from Davis.
06:07 Low range, he's aggressive, but at long range.
06:10 And then he'll switch downstairs
06:12 with the young left hook to the body.
06:14 But fighting with aggression at range,
06:16 that's Liam Davis here.
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06:22 - Just over a minute to go in the second round,
06:25 a round that's followed the same pattern as the first.
06:29 Davis looking to land the power shot
06:31 to take La Femina out of there.
06:33 [crowd shouting]
06:36 - Stop!
06:38 - Davis just keeping him on the end of that jab
06:40 and controlling the pace.
06:42 He's maybe got to watch out for the right hand
06:44 over the top from La Femina.
06:46 But again, at the moment, he's controlling things there,
06:49 mid to long range for Davis.
06:51 - The referee just had to tell La Femina
06:54 not to try and tread on Davis's foot when he comes in,
06:56 which was something you don't see very often.
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07:03 scheduled for 12th here.
07:05 The European and WBC international
07:07 Superbantamweight titles on the line.
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07:11 - La Femina just missing there with that sweeping left hook.
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07:15 Davis working behind that left jab.
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07:19 And that's what he's got to do here, Davis.
07:20 Be patient, just keep working with that jab.
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07:24 'Cause the opponent provides you with plenty of opportunities
07:27 'cause his hands are too low.
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16:29 round five. So out they come for the fifth then Lafamil has been down twice Davis has been down
16:36 once with a flash knockdown and this has been all action right from the opening bell.
16:43 Davis landing the long right hand to start the fifth round off. Again long hurtful punches from
16:55 Davis at range that's better from him. Lafamil it's going to be a matter of time again where
17:02 he moves in to punch in range of that low guard. Davis has just got to pick his moment.
17:07 Davis looking behind the java then he follows it up with that whipped in right hand he says
17:24 to Lafamil come on let's have it then. Yeah of course he does because he knows he can bring him
17:29 on to a shot. He's already brought him on to one good left hook. In all fairness to the Italian
17:33 challenger though Rich he's always happy to oblige. Yeah he's tough isn't he? The Italians are. He's a
17:39 tough kid this fella. Still happy to stand right in front of Liam Davis and take whatever comes his way.
17:48 He's moving forward he's trying to draw the lead of Davis but Davis is hitting the target. He's
17:56 accurate with that jab. Lafamil is trying to counter punch him but Davis is accurate with
18:03 that jab which is important. Slightly sharper with his work isn't he Davis as well his punches
18:08 get there a fraction second fraction of a second quicker. Lafamil is halfway through the fifth round.
18:18 Probably the quietest round of the fight so far to this point.
18:35 Lafamil is showing tremendous guts and determination in there. He's had to take a lot of punches in the opening
18:42 four rounds and into the fifth as well. Hurtful accurate shots that have come his way from Liam Davis.
18:49 Lafamil again just edging forward wanting Davis to punch. Davis keeping the punches straight
18:56 controlling the distance and the gap better is Davis. Lafamil just can't seem to close that gap
19:03 to land those mid-range punches. The power shot that he wants as he Davis is controlling it with jabs like that.
19:23 Where this lands the right hand he's wobbling again he's got a hang on again. Hurtful shots and he jumps in to stop it. Fabian Guggenheim dives in to save Vincenzo Lafamil from any further punishments.
19:37 And Liam Davis gets the job done in style. Yes he did indeed and he did pick his moment very well there Davis again accurate shots long range switches the attack gets his man on the ropes and then just kept the pressure going so that was a good finish for Davis.
19:52 I thought it was a fairly hard fight for him but he's come through it really really well finished the guy off with accurate clean hard shots. He'll be pleased with that.
20:01 Yes he will so will Frank Warren because he's got big plans for Liam Davis in 2024. He's an entertainer he wants to fight a certain way and the more we see him the more impressive he looks.
20:15 And he was in there tonight with one intention he wanted a stoppage he was prepared to do it the hard way. Tremendous guts in all fairness shown by Lafamil to stay in there for as long as he did.
20:25 And he's bellowing out to the crowd about his bravery. Frank Warren looking on. He's enjoying himself in there gets a little tap on the glove there from Zack Barker.
20:38 Just looking at his dad in his corner as well Christian Davis he'll be really really pleased with that. Good performance let's have a look at it here.
20:45 So straight shots we spoke about it those one twos then he kept the attack going gets him on the ropes and then he's just a barrage of punches.
20:52 Referee comes in no question no doubt good decision by him but straight shots there's the jab there's the right hand now he follows it up keeps the attack going he's accurate he's hitting the target and the referee stops it. Good finish.
21:07 Well he got him rocking there was nothing that Lafamil could do he couldn't keep Davis off him.
21:13 No he's improving with every contest that he has Liam Davis you know he's only he had that great win against Cunningham showed out how to beat in a Belluta from Romania that was a good win good winning against Mark Leach.
21:26 So yes you know this has been a hard fight for him he's come through it and I think it's been all round it's been a good all-round display from Davis there.
21:35 It's the seventh stoppage for Liam Davis who defends his European and WBC international super bantamweight title tonight.
21:51 And he's okay I think he's disappointed at the ending he's he's as tough as teak isn't he the amount of punishment he took in there tonight anyway let's get confirmation let's get the official result from Thomas Treiber.
22:07 Ladies and gentlemen here is the official time two minutes 50 seconds of round number five our referee in charge Fabian Guggenheim stops the contest therefore your winner by way of technical knockout still undefeated and European super bantamweight champion Liam "Dangerous" Davis.
22:36 So Liam Davis ends 2023 with another inside the distance win he continues to impress and build momentum and he's now hoping for a really big fight in 2024.
22:48 (audience laughing)
22:51 (audience laughing)