George Liddard

George Liddard (born 30 May 2002) is an English professional boxer. He has been British and Commonwealth middleweight champion since October 2025. Liddard is the youngest boxer to hold the titles, having won them aged 23.

Liddard made his professional debut at Wembley Arena in London on 26 November 2022, stopping Nikola Matic in the second of their scheduled four-round contest.^[3]

Unbeaten in his first nine pro-fights, he stopped Omar Ilunga in the opening round at York Hall in London on 13 December 2024.^[4]

In his next outing, Liddard defeated Derrick Osaze via unanimous decision at Indigo at the O2 in London on 31 January 2025, to win the vacant Commonwealth Silver middleweight title.^[5][6]

He faced Aaron Sutton in a final eliminator for a shot at the British middleweight title at the Copper Box Arena in London on 17 May 2025.^[7] Liddard knocked his opponent to the canvas three times during the fight which was eventually stopped in the fifth round when Sutton's corner threw in the towel.^[8][9]

Liddard challenged British and Commonwealth middleweight champion Kieron Conway at York Hall in London on 17 October 2025.^[10] He won by stoppage in the 10th round when his opponent's corner threw in the towel, having seen their fighter knocked to the canvas in the previous round and then faced with a series of unanswered blows.^[11][12] Aged 23 at the time, Liddard became the youngest British and Commonwealth middleweight title holder in history.^[13][14]

He made the first defense of his titles against Tyler Denny at the Copper Box Arena in London on 21 March 2026.^[15][16] Liddard won via unanimous decision to retain his championships and also claim the vacant IBF Intercontinental middleweight title.^[17][18]