On May 20, 2017, a 31-year-old Liam Walsh (21-0, 14 KOs) got a shot at the super-featherweight IBF title held by 22-year-old American boxer Gervonta Davis (17-0, 16 KOs).
Walsh came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 12 days. Davis was on a 17-fight win streak with a 94% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 6 days.
Gervonta Davis made easy work of Liam Walsh, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Davis improves his record to 18-0 (17 KOs), while Walsh adds a loss to his record at 21-1.