Boxing: Williams looking to rise above pack

Londoner Richard Williams will be looking to make a statement to Britain’s other top light-middleweights when he defends his Commonwealth crown against Guyana’s Andrew Murray in Liverpool tonight.

The 11-stone class is easily the most competitive weight division domestically, with WBU champion Takaloo, WBF ruler Steve Roberts and former IBO king Adrian Stone vying for supremacy with British title-holder Wayne Alexander and the likes of Anthony Farnell.