One-eyed Paro wins welterweight debut

Australian boxer Liam Paro has his arm raised in triumph after beating David Papot in Brisbane. Picture: Jason O'Brien/ AAP

BOXING: Liam Paro has prevailed in a bruising welterweight debut, pipping French showman David Papot to keep alive his prospects of a second world title. The local favourite won a unanimous points decision in Brisbane on Thursday – 117-111, 116-112, 116-112 – to improve to 27-1. But it was hardly a cakewalk. The Queenslander copped […]

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