Liam Paro vs. Jonathan Navarro on June 25 in Australia

Former world super-lightweight champion Liam Paro (25-1, 15 KOs) will fight for the first time at home since October 2022.

Paro will face Jonathan Navarro (18-1, 9 KOs) in Cairns, Australia on June 25. Will be a 10 rounder.

For Paro will be first fight since he lost the IBF World super-lightweight title to Richardson Hitchins on December last year.

“It’s a real homecoming for me,” the 29-year-old Paro said. “I’ve always wanted to fight back in Queensland – where I grew up, where I first dreamed of becoming a world champion.

“I never got the chance to do that when I held the belt, but that’s about to change. I’ve been chasing fights all over the world for years, but now with [promoters] No Limit behind me, we’re bringing big-time boxing to Queensland. And this fight in Cairns is just the beginning.

“I’m a proud Queenslander, and I plan on putting on a clinic for my people. Jonathan Navarro is tough – he’s 18-1 for a reason – but I belong at the top of this sport, and I’m going to prove that again.

“I want every single one of them – Teofimo Lopez, revenge against Hitchins, all the so-called names in this division.

“This division is wide open – and I’m ready to remind the world exactly who I am.” In co-main event Liam Wilson (15-3, 8 KOs) will face Ayrton Osmar Gimenez (22-1, 4 KOs) in a 10-rounder