Get to know…Liam Desmond
Name: Liam Desmond
Record: W4 L0 D0
Weight: Middleweight
Born: Orsett, Essex
Residence: Corringham, Essex
DOB: 05/06/1993
Nickname? “The Hammer because I boxed for West Ham ABC”
Favourite current boxer? “I really like Pacquiao for his personality but I do really like Mayweather.”
Favourite all-time boxer? “Marco Antonio Barrera.”
Favourite fight? “Gatti v Ward.”
Amateur clubs? “Newham Boxing Club at eight-years-old then West Ham ABC.”
Amateur honours? Haringey Box Cup Gold Medal Swedish Box Cup Silver Medal Haringey Box Cup Silver Medal 4x London ABA Champion Junior ABA National Runner-Up NABC Finals Runner-Up
Goals in boxing? “Obviously the same as anyone at the start, I want to do as well as I can and start off with the Southern Area and work up but I want to go all the way.”
Retirement age? “Don’t know really, obviously it depends on how it goes, it’s down to how your body feels so as far as it will take me!”
Team? “Carl Greaves is my promoter / manager, he’s top drawer, I’ve got a good relationship with him. My trainer is Kevin Lilley, I can’t fault him, got full respect for him, he brings me on every fight and we get on really well. Teammates are Darrel Church, Paul Hillz, Joe Jackson, we’ve got a really good bond in there at The Fight Farm in Basildon. My sponsors are Sealtite Sealants Luminous Design David Islip PhotographyImpulse Leisure and PR Manager Tim Rickson
Boxing style? “I stand orthodox, I make people come in and then make them pay, don’t get hit but I hit them.”
Ring walk song? “Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Can’t Stop, that was my last one.”
Favourite types of gloves? “Ringside ones.”
Toughest ever opponent? “Johnny Coyle, I boxed him twice as an amateur and in the pro’s was Dee Mitchell.”
Best venue? “Alexandra Palace, that was a nice venue.”
Favourite football team? “West Ham FC.”
Other sports? “I don’t do nothing, I used to play football but I was awful at it, I’m quite good at swimming.”
Best friends in boxing? “John Wayne Hibbert, Matt McCarthy and Charlie Driscoll.”
Favourite holiday destination? “Thailand.”
Favourite TV programme? “It’s all a load of shit on TV! The only bit of TV I watch is football or boxing.”
Favourite film? “Snatch.”
Favourite actor? “Mark Wahlberg.”
Favourite book? “I don’t really read.”
Favourite song? “I quite like Drake but I like a bit of everything.”
Favourite food? “Pizza.”
Favourite gadget? “iPhone.”
Favourite brands? “Hugo Boss.”
Favourite superhero? “Spider-man.”
Phobias? “Proper scared of spiders.”
First job you ever had? “Helping out my dad’s mate doing window fitting.”
If you wasn’t a boxer, what would you be? “I’d be a boxing manager or a promoter.”
Proudest achievement? “I won the Haringey Box Cup and getting to the finals of the ABA’s. Turning pro and being at 4-0 is probably my biggest achievement at the minute.”
Motto? “Strive to achieve.”
Next fight? “June 20th in Essex.”
What fight do you want to see happen this year? “I want to see Kell Brook v Amir Khan just to shut Khan up for a while.”
If you could fight anyone, past or present, who would it be? “Tyson, to see what his power was like.”
Twitter?@liam_desmond