The Pat Rafter Arena hosts a huge Boxing event for the first time on Thursday night, presented by No Limit Boxing.
Local Liam Paro takes on the unbeaten Frenchman, David Papot, in a world-title eliminator for the IBF Welterweight World Title.
The Pat Rafter Arena is an interesting venue for boxing as the staggered seating lends itself very well for spectators to see the gladiators in the ring, as did Suncorp for the fantastic Pacquiao-Horn fight eight years ago. Maybe this could become a new second use for the venue.
Liam Paro has been based in Brisbane for nine years and at one stage was training with Jeff Horn. He’s accumulated a very impressive 26 wins, 1 loss record, including 16 wins by knockout. His only loss was a split decision, defending his IBF Super-Lightweight World Championship in Puerto Rico, before recently moving up in weight to Welterweight, after destroying Californian, Jonathan Navarro, the huge pool of blood under his stool showing the damage caused.
Frenchman, Papot enters the 12 round eliminator with a 30 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw record. This will only be his second fight, however, outside France, and the Pat Rafter atmosphere will be as parochial as it gets!
The winner will likely become the mandatory challenger for an IBF Welterweight bout.
The card also includes Caboolture’s Liam Wilson defending his WBO International Super Featherweight title against Jorge Santana of the Dominican Republic.
Wilson carries a record of 16 wins and 3 losses, including 8 wins by knockout, whilst Santana has a record of 14 wins and 1 loss, including 9 wins by knockout.
The undercard also includes:
| LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | Paolo Aokuso vs Shukhrat Abdullaev |
| SUPER WELTERWEIGHT | Brock Jarvis vs Ken Aitken |
| SUPER WELTERWEIGHT | Jacob Ng vs Rikki Naito |
The event starts at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 18, and will also be covered live on Pay Per View on Main Event.
Published 15-Sept-2025
