Ex-world champion boxer Liam Smith 'punched man on floor'

Smith, from Liverpool, is alleged to have inflicted serious facial injuries on a concierge worker. Liam Smith, 38, is alleged to have inflicted serious facial injuries on a night concierge worker Former world champion boxer Liam Smith is alleged to have punched a man in the head as he lay on the floor "unable to stand", a court heard. Smith, who held the WBO light-middleweight title from 2015 to 2016, appeared for the first time at Manchester Crown Court earlier to face a charge of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. The 38-year-old, from Liverpool, was not asked to enter pleas to the charge which followed his arrest for the alleged attack on a concierge worker at The Blade tower block on Silvercroft Street, Deansgate, on 13 September.

Alleged victim Laurent Nke suffered facial injuries and spent time in hospital, the court heard. During a brief hearing Judge Tom Gilbart referred to the fact the incident was captured on CCTV cameras. He said: "Part of the footage shows the defendant deliver two strikes to the head of somebody lying on the floor who's unable to stand." Liam Smith had been due to make a comeback fight against local fighter Ilari Kujala in Finland on 4 September He added that the cameras also recorded Smith allegedly "pushing past people to resume