Wilson vs Piala

Who won Wilson vs Piala?

Liam Wilson beat Rodex Piala by knockout in the 4th round on Friday, January 16th, 2026, at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Nikita Tszyu beating Michael Zerafa. Also on the undercard Demsey McKean beat Toese Vousiutu.

Wilson vs Piala stats

Liam Wilson stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Rodex Piala made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Liam Wilson was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Wilson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Piala.

Both Liam Wilson and Rodex Piala fought out of an orthodox stance.

Wilson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Piala, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, totaling 133 compared to Piala's 111.

Liam Wilson went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF at lightweight.

Wilson vs Piala form

Wilson 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 defeated Jorge Santana on September 18, 2025, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Pat Rafter Arena, Tennyson, Australia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ayrton Osmar Gimenez on June 25, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Convention Centre, Cairns.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Youssef Dib on March 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at South Bank Piazza, South Brisbane.

Before that, he had won against Youssef Dib on July 10, 2024, by knockout in the 8th round at WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong.

He had been beaten by Oscar Valdez on March 29, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO Interim World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

Activity check

Wilson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Wilson vs Piala start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia, which was 5:00 AM EST or 2:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Wilson vs Piala?

Liam Wilson was a 9/50 (-560) favorite going into the contest, while Rodex Piala made his way into the ring at 15/4 (+380) with oddsmakers.