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Former Kingaroy boxer Liam Wilson … easily won his first round bout at the Gold Coast
(Photo: Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 10, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former Kingaroy junior boxer Liam Wilson’s dreams of winning Commonwealth Games gold evaporated on Tuesday afternoon with a 5-0 defeat by English boxer Luke McCormack in a quarter-final bout.<\/p>\n

Wilson, 22, easily won his first fight at the games, defeating PNG boxer John Ume 5-0 in the Men’s 64kg bout at Oxenford on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The light welterweight had been tipped as a gold medal possibility for Australia; unfortunately, his quarter-final opponent was also a red-hot favourite after winning a silver medal in the 2017 European championships and dispatching top-flight Northern Irish boxer Sean McComb in the first round at the Gold Coast.<\/p>\n

Wilson and McCormack had last fought each other when they were 15, and McCormack was triumphant on that occasion as well.<\/p>\n

Going into the Games, Wilson was a five-times Australian champion, nine-times Queensland champion and six-times Australian Golden Glove winner with\u00a0122 wins from 135 fights.<\/p>\n

Only a broken hand in the lead-up prevented him from competing at the Rio 2016 Olympics.<\/p>\n

He first started fighting as youngster aged just 10 under the guidance of Len Hams at Kingaroy Boxing Club.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There’s no doubt that Wilson had a tough start to life in Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

He has spoken in the media about his father, who was a heavy drinker and had frequent run-ins with police.<\/p>\n

But he was also Liam’s biggest supporter when it came to boxing.<\/p>\n

Wilson had 13 fights under Hams before moving to Caboolture where trainer Don Tindall took him under his wing.<\/p>\n

His father died\u00a0of alcohol-related health problems when Wilson was just 16 but he lived long enough to see his son compete in major boxing tournaments.<\/p>\n

Wilson still dedicates all his bouts to his late father.<\/p>\n