Busy, buzzing and benefiting- Liam Gaynor delighted to be kept active

If Liam Gaynor [4-0] knew then what he knows now he may have been even more dejected during his extremely frustrated ring sabbatical.

The Dubliner made an impressive start to pro life registering two comparatively impressive novice wins as a teenager back in 2017.

However, that was proceeded by a sequence of unfortunate events not seen since Lemony Snicket and the now Bolton based fighter was just under two years out of the ring.

Having relocated to Bolton were he teamed up with up with Alex Matvienko at the Elite Boxing Gym in Bolton and Steve Wood’s VIP Promotions, the flamed haired prospect has now had more fights in three months than he has in the previous two years and he is seeing the benefits.

Gaynor now has first hand experience of the difference between being busy and not and he claims the activity has proved beneficial in a host of different ways.

The Kilnamanagh man has noticed differences either side of the ropes.

“I’m very lucky to get the fights under my belt this year,” he told Irish-boxing.com.

“I have had three fights in three months, that’s more then I’ve had in my almost 2 years being a professional. I definitely like being kept busy. It gets my name out their a lot more then others and I get noticed more that way. I’m just building more and more experience in there and getting the rounds in with well experienced lads. It makes me feel a lot more comfortable when I do step in the ring with these experienced lads.

“I also see benefits outside the ring. It’s keeping me focused on training and working hard to hit targets around training camp. Because I’m keeping more active I’ve been building more and more of a following too – not just from Ireland but in Bolton and Manchester and as you know at this stage it’s all about ticket sales and impressing people.”

The 21-year-old was speaking after registering win number five – a points win over the durable and experienced Sweede, Edward Bjorklund.

Gaynor was more than happy with the display and feels he is ever improving.

“My performance levels have just been getting better each fight. Looking back on my performance on my debut against Alec Bazza, I feel I don’t know that person anymore. Making the move to Bolton has changed the way I adapt to different style fighters completely and I’m very grateful for it because I feel it’ll get me noticed by a lot of people.”

Gaynor had previously discussed coming back to Ireland to clean up the lightweight division once he got the ball rolling again.

However, he know believes he can do featherweight come title time, but whilst the Irish title is something he would like to win it does appear there are more opportunities in the UK at the present time.

“My last two fights I’ve made super featherweight for on the day weigh in, so more then likely with a day before weigh in I would make featherweight for titles. I’m always keeping an eye out for the talent back home and up and coming fighters. At my weight I don’t see many giving me a test. I can definitely see myself at some stage coming back to grab that Irish title. We’ll just see how the 2020 season plays out.”

2020 is when the next fight will be. Squeezing one more in before Christmas isn’t an option and after such a busy schedule a rest is needed.

“More then likely that will be my last outing of the 2019 season since I’ve been from one training camp to another non stop I can relax now and enjoy my time over the Christmas,” he adds before stressing he wants to go big next year.

If Liam Gaynor knew then what he knows now he may have been even more dejected during his extremely frustrated ring sabbatical.

The Dubliner made an impressive start to pro life registering two comparatively impressive novice wins as a teenager back in 2017.

However, that was proceeded by a sequence of unfortunate events not seen since Lemony Snicket and the now Bolton based fighter was just under two years out of the ring.

Having relocated to Bolton and teaming up with xx the flamed haired prospect has now had more fights in three months than he has in the previous two years and he is seeing the benefits.

Gaynor now has first hand experience of the difference between being busy and not and he claims the activity has proved beneficial in a host of different ways.

The Kilnamanagh man has noticed differences either side of the ropes.

“I’m very lucky to get the fights under my belt this year,” he told Irish-boxing.com.

“I have had three fights in three months, that’s more then I’ve had in my almost 2 years being a professional. I definitely like being kept busy. It gets my name out their a lot more then others and I get noticed more that way. I’m just building more and more experience in there and getting the rounds in with well experienced lads. It makes me feel a lot more comfortable when I do step in the ring with these experienced lads.

“I also see benefits outside the ring. It’s keeping me focused on training and working hard to hit targets around training camp. Because I’m keeping more active I’ve been building more and more of a following too – not just from Ireland but in Bolton and Manchester and as you know at this stage it’s all about ticket sales and impressing people.”

The 21-year-old was speaking after registering win number five – a points win over the durable and experienced Sweede, Edward Bjorklund.

Gaynor was more than happy with the display and feels he is ever improving.

“My performance levels have just been getting better each fight. Looking back on my performance on my debut against Alec Bazza, I feel I don’t know that person anymore. Making the move to Bolton has changed the way I adapt to different style fighters completely and I’m very grateful for it because I feel it’ll get me noticed by a lot of people.”

Gaynor had previously discussed coming back to Ireland to clean up the lightweight division once he got the ball rolling again.

However, he know believes he can do featherweight come title time, but whilst the Irish title is something he would like to win it does appear there are more opportunities in the UK at the present time.

“My last two fights I’ve made super featherweight for on the day weigh in, so more then likely with a day before weigh in I would make featherweight for titles. I’m always keeping an eye out for the talent back home and up and coming fighters. At my weight I don’t see many giving me a test. I can definitely see myself at some stage coming back to grab that Irish title. We’ll just see how the 2020 season plays out.”

2020 is when the next fight will be. Squeezing one more in before Christmas isn’t an option and after such a busy schedule a rest is needed.

“More then likely that will be my last outing of the 2019 season since I’ve been from one training camp to another non stop I can relax now and enjoy my time over the Christmas,” he adds before stressing he wants to go big next year.

“2020 will definitely be a big season and test for me. The last 6 months has been great, from getting my British license to have had 3 fights back to back has showed me what the professional scene should be like for someone starting off their career. I think a lot of pros would appreciate going from a tough time on the scene to being as active as possible.”

“2020 will definitely be a big season and test for me. The last 6 months has been great, from getting my British license to have had 3 fights back to back has showed me what the professional scene should be like for someone starting off their career. I think a lot of pros would appreciate going from a tough time on the scene to being as active as possible.”