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By Gareth James
Liam Williams has got his sights set on two big dates in 2021 as he aims to prove he is the daddy.
The 28-year-old knows his next fight will be for the WBO World Middleweight title – most probably against Demetrius Andrade.
There is no confirmed date for the fight but Williams knows that in May his partner, Carys, is due to give birth to a baby boy.
“I am over the moon,” said the Clydach Vale fighter. “It’s looking like 2021 could be something special for me and my family.
“I’m looking forward to fighting Andrade, beating him and then becoming a Dad once again.
“I worship my little girl (Myla) and my children will get equal love, but a little boy is all I have ever wanted.
“It is a first child for Carys so the sex doesn’t matter to her, but I have a girl and I’m just excited that she is having a boy.
“I am already asked if he is going to box, but I will leave that to him. I’ll be happy if he does, but there will be no forcing him into anything if he wants to take another path.
But first will be the bout with Andrade who must defend his title against Williams or be stripped of the belt he has held since October 2018.
“I am told that the Andrade fight is pretty much done and it’s just a case of finding out where and when it will be,” added Williams, in an interview with frankwarren.com.
“I am confident it will be Andrade that I face, but it doesn’t matter to me either way because I will be challenging for the WBO World title in my next fight.
“Things change all the time in boxing though. I don’t even mind going to fight Andrade in his hometown Providence.
“I want to take Andrade’s belt from him, but even if it’s for a vacant title there will be massive fights down the line.”
Things are certainly looking up for Williams who has knocked out his last seven opponents and he is jubilant at becoming a parent once more.
Williams is already in training for the fight at Dominic Ingle’s Sheffield gyn though he returns home at weekends to be with his family.
“I come home to see Myla and spend as much time as a I can with Carys during her pregnancy,” added Williams, who beat Andrew Robinson inside a round in his last fight last October.
“Even when the fight is announced I will probably still come home every weekend. I think it works best for me.
“For my last fight I stayed in Sheffield for three weeks on the bounce and it didn’t do me any favours. To be honest it cracked me up.
“I didn’t get any release and I didn’t enjoy it one bit. I don’t need looking after at all. It’s just the appeal of being at home, seeing Myla and familiar faces.”
