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Stars align, card reveals reality of historic Paro win

The world is now Liam Paro's oyster after he won the IBF welterweight world title. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

A 4am, million-dollar phone call has transformed Liam Paro from a promoter's "B Team" to world champion in one of boxing's most marketable divisions.

The Queenslander woke on Thursday battered, bruised and a multiple-division world champion after outlasting IBF welterweight king Lewis Crocker in an enthralling 12-round contest in Brisbane.

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