TRAINER Gary Lockett admits โthe 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 โjumped at the chanceโ when the Heffron fight came up.
โLiam is a great talent, my only problem now if the secretโs out now,โ said Gary.ย โThe fight was going to be for the WBO European title, that didnโt happen but Ronnie is a name everybody knows and heโs a good fighter. It wasnโt 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, โItโs 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.
โIโm really excited about him,โ the former world middleweight title challenger added. โHeโs dedicated himself to the game.โ