Gary Lockett on Liam Williams: The secret is out

TRAINER Gary Lockett admits โ€œthe secret is outโ€ about his impressive charge Liam Williams.

The 22-year-old light-middleweight has emerged as a potential Welsh star after a sixth-round retirement win over Ronnie Heffron earlier this month.

Lockett has raved about Williamsโ€™ potential for a while but says it is his dedication and enthusiasm that has allowed him to progress to 10-0-1 (5).

The two have been paired together since Williamsโ€™ fourth pro outing and Lockett insists they โ€œjumped at the chanceโ€ when the Heffron fight came up.

โ€œLiam is a great talent, my only problem now if the secretโ€™s out now,โ€ said Gary.ย โ€œThe fight was going to be for the WBO European title, that didnโ€™t happen but Ronnie is a name everybody knows and heโ€™s a good fighter. It wasnโ€™t a risk, not in my mind. It was a fight he was always going to win by getting his shots off and moving while Ronnie plants his feet.โ€

Lockett said Williams has learned well from sparring the likes of George Groves, Chris Eubank Jnr, Nathan Cleverly and Enzo Maccarinelli but says, โ€œItโ€™s ring time that he needs.โ€

Williams turned pro three years ago and Lockett believes his man has only been seen at about 30-35 per cent of his capabilities.

โ€œIโ€™m really excited about him,โ€ the former world middleweight title challenger added. โ€œHeโ€™s dedicated himself to the game.โ€

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