Paro vs Love

Who won Paro vs Love?

Liam Paro beat Montana Love by knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, December 9th, 2023, at Chase Center, San Francisco.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Regis Prograis losing to Devin Haney for the WBC World Super Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Ebanie Bridges lost to Miyo Yoshida, Andy Cruz defeated Jovanni Straffon, Beatriz Iasmim Soares Ferreira was victorious over Destiny Jones, Shamar Canal beat Jose Antonio Meza, and Amari Jones defeated Quilisto Madera.

Paro vs Love stats

Back in December 2023, Liam Paro stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Montana Love made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Liam Paro was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Paro had a height advantage of 1 inch over Love. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Liam Paro and Montana Love fought out of a southpaw stance.

Paro was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 10 months later than Love, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, totaling 147 compared to Love's 105.

Liam Paro went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Paro vs Love form

Paro had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Brock Jarvis on October 15, 2022, by technical knockout in the 1st round at South Bank Piazza, South Brisbane, Australia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Yomar Alamo on December 18, 2021, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Terry Tzouramanis on March 5, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Eatons Hill Hotel, Queensland, Australia.

Before that, he had won against James Chereji on March 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Star, Queensland.

He had beaten Hwang Kil Kim on November 8, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Eatons Hill Hotel, Queensland.

Love had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Steve Spark on November 12, 2022, by unanimous decision in the 6th round at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela on May 7, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Carlos Diaz Ramirez on December 4, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

Before that, he had defeated Ivan Baranchyk on August 29, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Ohio.

He had beaten Olaide Fijabi on June 5, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Hilton Al Habtoor City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Montana Love had been fighting more than Liam Paro.

Going into this contest, Liam Paro had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 24 days ago, while Montana Love's last outing had been 1 year and 27 days ago.

Paro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Love's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Paro vs Love start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Chase Center, San Francisco, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Paro vs Love?

Paro vs Love was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Paro vs Love?

Liam Paro was a 2/3 (-150) favorite going into the contest, while Montana Love made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.