Paro vs Papot

Who won Paro vs Papot?

Liam Paro beat David Papot by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Thursday, September 18th, 2025, at Pat Rafter Arena, Tennyson.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-112, 117-111 in favor of winner Liam Paro.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Wilson vs Santana.

Paro vs Papot stats

Liam Paro stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

David Papot made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 30 wins and 1 draw.

Liam Paro was the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Both Liam Paro and David Papot fought out of a southpaw stance.

Paro was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 4 months later than Papot, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 60 fewer professional rounds, totaling 164 compared to Papot's 224.

Liam Paro went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at welterweight.

David Papot was ranked number 6 by the WBO, and 8 by the IBF in the 147lb division.

Paro vs Papot form

Paro had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Jonathan Navarro on June 25, 2025, by in the 5th round at Convention Centre, Cairns, Australia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Richardson Hitchins on December 7, 2024, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Subriel Matias on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Coliseo Juan Aubín Cruz Abreu, Manatí.

Before that, he had won against Montana Love on December 9, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at CHASE CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO, United States.

He had beaten Brock Jarvis on October 15, 2022, by technical knockout in the 1st round at South Bank Piazza, South Brisbane, Australia.

Activity check

Paro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Paro vs Papot start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Pat Rafter Arena, Tennyson, Australia, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Paro vs Papot?

Liam Paro was a 1/14 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while David Papot made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.