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George Liddard v Derrick Osaze - Tale of the Tape: Weight, height, reach, trainers, records & more

We analyse the profile and characteristics of George Liddard and Derrick Osaze as the pair get set to contest a middleweight showdown at the top of the latest Matchroom NXT GEN series in London on Friday night.

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The Matchroom NXT GEN Series doesn’t feature on the boxing calendar as often as it should but nonetheless when these fight cards come along we are given a chance to watch potential stars of the future.

Two of them are Junaid Bostan and George Liddard and, on Friday night in London, both prospects will look to stand out in their respective fights against Bilal Fawaz and Derrick Osaze, respectively.

In this edition of 'Tale of The Tape', however, we look at Liddard and his biggest test to date against Osaze.

George Liddard v Derrick Osaze - Tale of the Tape

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George Liddard

Derrick Osaze

Age:

22

31

Nickname:

'The Billericay Bomber'

'Delboy The Punching Preacher'

Height:

5ft 10ins

5ft 9ins

Reach:

70ins

70ins

Weight:

Middleweight

Middleweight

Trainer:

Tony Sims

Barrington Brown

Record:

10-0 (6 KOs)

13-2 (3 KOs)

Last Fight:

Won (TKO) v Omar Nguale Ilunga (December 2024)

Lost (TKO) v Denzel Bentley (August 2024)

George Liddard - In Profile

Proud to represent Billericay and proud to represent West Ham Utd, George Liddard is a crowd-pleasing unbeaten middleweight who could be a headline act for many years to come after 2025.

On Friday, inside Indigo at The O2, Liddard has an opportunity to put himself into contention for domestic title fights when he faces Derrick Osaze.

Liddard hits hard and hits often as proven in his first 10 fights to date.

He hasn’t had everything his own way, however, but more often than not once Liddard gets to work from his powerful right hand to the soul crushing body shots there is a great possibility his opponent won’t hear the final bell.

But, on Friday night, Liddard could be pushed back by Derrick Osaze who has gone the distance with former European middleweight champion Tyler Denny and holds a win over current Commonwealth titlist Kieron Conway - albeit over three rounds in an Ultimate BOXXER tournament five years ago.

Liddard’s matchmakers though have spotted a chance for their man to make a name for himself thanks to Osaze’s last fight.

Being wiped out in two rounds by world title contender Denzel Bentley pointed to a man potentially on the slide. If Liddard could do something similar and just as early then it will create even more buzz around him.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Explosive power

Smothers his work

Front foot pressure

Looks for KO too often

Turning defence into attack

Level of opponents

Inside fighting

Loves a tear-up too often

Derrick Osaze - In Profile

The career of Derrick Osaze may not reach world title level but sometimes boxing provides an even bigger reward than a belt and a healthy bank balance.

Osaze is a religious man and says God led him to boxing after a childhood which involved difficulties at school and anger issues.

The boxing gym cured both and taught him the importance of self-discipline and crucially kept him out of trouble.

All of which got him back to education gaining a BA (Hons) in Business Management and a Master’s in Sports Psychology after attending Nottingham Trent University.

As a professional boxer, winning the Ultimate BOXXER III tournament in May 2019 remains his greatest achievement.

Knocking George Liddard off his perch would help erase the disappointment of being blasted away by Denzel Bentley!

If he doesn’t, however, Osaze may have to get used to being used as a gatekeeper for prospects in the months and years to come.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Inside fighting

Carries chin high

Front foot pressure

Boxing at distance

Backhand

Power

Physicality

Footwork

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