Paro vs Love

Who won Paro vs Love?

Liam Paro beat Montana Love by knockout in the 6th round on Saturday 9th December 2023 at Chase Center in 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 loses 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 28 years old.

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

Both Liam Paro & 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 18 more professional rounds, 123 to Love's 105.

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

Paro vs Love form

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

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

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

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

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

He had beat Hwang Kil Kim on 8th November 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 12th November 2022 by unanimous decision in the 6th round at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela on 7th May 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 4th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

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

He had beat Olaide Fijabi on 5th June 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

What were the odds on Paro vs Love?

Liam Paro was a 4/6 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Montana Love made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.