The 28-year-old boxer lost to Shabaz Masoud in Birmingham earlier this month and now he is moving up a weight category to featherweight - which has a limit of 126lbs - after he confessed that he has struggled to make the super-bantamweight limits for his last few fights.

Liam told BBC Radio Shropshire: "I don't want to use it as an excuse as it's not.

"But it was tight. The weight did kill me. And maybe the last couple of fights before that too. Maybe I should have made the decision earlier.

"I'm five foot 10 and I've been fighting at eight stone 10. It's just one of those things you do in boxing. You manipulate the body. You've done it before, so you think you can do it again but it take its toll on the body - and you don't want to try it if you don't want to feel permanently hungry.

"Even nine stone at featherweight will still be tough but those four pounds make a big difference."

Liam also went on to say that he hopes he can manage his emotions better when fighting.

He added: "I don't know if my emotions overtook my boxing. I’m a man. I wear my heart on my sleeve.

"A lot went wrong but I’ve just got to accept it. But that’s what life is about. Having setbacks and learning the lessons from them.

“I’m still chasing the dream – but it will just be at a new weight.”

Previously, Liam said he doesn’t believe he is “something special”.

The boxer said he feels “lucky” to have enjoyed the success he’s had and wants to use his profile to help others, particularly in his native Telford, where he is aligned with A Better Tomorrow, a community organization that helps people with substance abuse issues, mental health struggles, and homelessness.

He told Boxing News magazine:” I believe I’m a good person. I try and say hello to everybody with a smile and I’m just a normal kid.

“People think you win a few boxing matches and you’re something special, but I’m really, really not.

“I’ve got lucky really.

“I know where I come from."