I can show the Commonwealth title to kids after I retire, says Blackwood boxer

Blackwood boxer Chris Liddell is confident of winning the Commonwealth Silver light-flyweight title in Glasgow tomorrow night, and wants a belt to show any future children.

Liddell, 31, takes on 28-year-old Paul Roberts from Somerset for the title in front of a vocal home crowd, and with an undercard to Crunch Time 2.0 that also features East Kilbride’s David Jamieson, at the Doubletree by Hilton.

Winning the title would enable Liddell to retire with a smile on his face, which he intends to do after his next two or three fights this year.

Whether those are further titles depends on how he does tomorrow, but Liddell is brimming with confidence for a fight that saw both boxers drop down a weight.

He said: “This is massive. I had been away from the sport for about 10 years, chose to come back, hoping to win a title.

“This is a second opportunity for me, so I intend to grab it with both hands.

I would absolutely love to win that belt.

“I think I’ve got another couple of fights in me this year and I’m going to retire and think about starting a family.

“If I win this belt, it means I’ve got something there, so maybe when you’ve got a young kid in the future you can say ‘your dad was a boxer’.

“Rather than just telling a story, you’ve got a belt in the background to back it up with.

“I’m confident about it, I do genuinely believe this is the one for me.

“If I win this, doors are opening for more opportunities, moving forward.

“I have made the decision, regardless, a couple of fights after this one, but if those couple of fights can potentially be more titles, then great.

“But it’s one fight at a time for me just now.”

Liddell had a crack at a Celtic title in Belfast last October, but was defeated by Conor Quinn, who has gone on