Liddard vs Morello

Who won Liddard vs Morello?

George Liddard beat Dario Morello by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, August 22nd, 2026, at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

Also on the undercard Leli Buttigieg drew with P A Gordon, and Jimmy Sains beat Tom Cowling for the CBC Commonwealth Middleweight belt.

Liddard vs Morello stats

George Liddard stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Dario Morello made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Liddard had a massive power advantage over Morello, boasting a 57% knockout percentage compared to Morello's 15%.

George Liddard was the younger man by 9 years, at 24 years old.

Both George Liddard and Dario Morello fought out of an orthodox stance.

Liddard was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 7 years and 2 months later than Morello, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 115 fewer professional rounds, totaling 82 compared to Morello's 197.

George Liddard went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBC, 14 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Liddard vs Morello form

Liddard remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Tyler Denny on March 21, 2026, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight and CBC Commonwealth Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Kieron Conway on October 17, 2025, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their BBBOC British Middleweight and CBC Commonwealth Middleweight championship fight at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Going into that contest, he had won against Aaron Sutton on May 17, 2025, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick.

Before that, he had beaten Derrick Osaze on January 31, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Indigo at The O2, Greenwich.

He had defeated Graham McCormack on May 25, 2024, by knockout in the 1st round at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Activity check

Liddard's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Liddard vs Morello start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Liddard vs Morello?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Liddard vs Morello?

George Liddard was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Dario Morello made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.