# Ex-champion boxer Liam Smith charged with GBH

> Former WBO light-middleweight champion Liam Smith appeared in court charged with causing grievous bodily harm after an alleged attack on a concierge worker.
- Title: Ex-champion boxer Liam Smith charged with GBH · BBC News
- Summary: Former WBO light-middleweight champion Liam Smith appeared in court charged with causing grievous bodily harm after an alleged attack on a concierge worker…
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- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr0qklk232w3o
- Published: 2026-10-19T12:17:35.666+00:00
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## Champion boxer in court
Liam Smith, 38, who held the WBO light-middleweight title from two thousand fifteen to two thousand sixteen, appeared at Manchester Crown Court charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
## CCTV shows alleged attack
Judge Tom Gilbart said footage showed Smith deliver two strikes to the head of somebody lying on the floor who's unable to stand, then pushing past people to resume the incident, punching someone on the…

> Part of the footage shows the defendant deliver two strikes to the head of somebody lying on the floor who's unable to stand.
## Victim's injuries and bail
Alleged victim Laurent Nke suffered facial injuries and spent time in hospital. Smith was granted bail with conditions not to contact Nke or enter Manchester except for court or solicitor appointments.
## Trial date set for March
Judge Gilbart adjourned the hearing until twenty-eighth November for Smith to enter his pleas. A provisional trial date was fixed for the week commencing fifteenth March two thousand twenty-eight.
## Key takeaway

Former world champion boxer Liam Smith faces a grievous bodily harm charge following an alleged attack on a concierge worker at a Manchester tower block on September thirteenth.