World title challenger Liam Williams, one of Wales' best boxers of the past two decades, says he has retired from the sport after receiving "several concussions".
The 32-year-old, who won British, European and Commonwealth titles, says he is hanging up his gloves because he is worried about taking further blows to the head and suffering further damage to his brain.
Williams says he fought Chris Eubank Jr in 2022 despite knowing he was suffering the effects of a concussion and against medical advice heading into the fight as he "didn’t want to let down his fans".
Williams says he realised after his last fight - a first round KO defeat by Hamzah Sheeraz in February - that he "had taken too much", and does not want to "just fight for money" and "jeopardise his future with his family".
Williams says he worries about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain condition linked to repeated blows to the head and concussion. The condition, which gradually gets worse over time and leads to dementia, can only be diagnosed post-mortem.
"I know that boxing is brutal," Williams added.
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