Prizefighter Contender: Liam Patrick Walsh

From: Halifax

Age: 30

Stance orthodox

Record: Won 10 (KO 3), lost 1 (KO 0), drawn 0.

Interesting Sykes fact: Twice fought on the same bill as Sykes, defeating Mark McCullough on March 5 2011, when Sykes overcame Carl Johanneson in the defence of his British super featherweight title and defeated Andrew Patterson on July 23 2011 before Sykes’ third round stoppage win over Bulgarian Valentin Stoychev.