Gareth A Davies
760 articles · Telegraph.co.uk
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Manny Pacquiao’s fight with Timothy Bradley is most important bout since Oscar De La Hoya, says Bob Arum
Filipino's rematch with American on April 12, according to his promoter, is ?both important and risky? Remember the outpouring of concern from a nation when Manny Pacquiao was pitched against Oscar De…
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Mickey Duff, former boxer, manager and promoter, has died aged 84
Mickey Duff, Britain's most prominent boxing promoter between 1965 and the early Eighties, has died at the age of 84. Duff was a former boxer, manager and promoter. Born in 1929 as…
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Manny Pacquiao v Timothy Bradley: American insists he won eight rounds to four in controversial first fight with Filipino
Manny Pacquiao "no longer has the hunger" insisted Timothy Bradley in an interview for Showtime as the pair faced off ahead of their highly-anticipated rematch in Las Vegas on April 12. The…
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Ricky Burns’s opponent Terence Crawford can be next Floyd Mayweather, says his manager
Inside the trade, the whispers are that Terence Crawford will be the toughest acid test to date of Ricky Burns? credentials as a world champion. The Scot makes his fifth defence of…
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Floyd Mayweather’s treatment of Amir Khan is ‘a disgrace’, says promoter Bob Arum
Amir Khan has been ritually humiliated by Floyd Mayweather and made a laughing stock, claims veteran promoter Bob Arum, who has even labelled Mayweather's actions "a disgrace". Arum, who promoted Muhammad Ali…
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Manny Pacquiao’s quest from abject poverty to boxing star and politician immortalised in ‘Manny’ The Movie
Still only 35, Manny Pacquiao's life has been an extraordinary journey from abject poverty into politics via multi-million dollar prize-fighting. After every one of his fights, long queues form outside his home…
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Manny Pacquiao: ‘Why do I box? ? Because it is God’s will. This time I will finish Timothy Bradley’
Manny Pacquiao has insisted that he will knock out Timothy Bradley when the pair meet for the second time, in Las Vegas on April 12. Bradley won a controversial points victory over…
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Floyd Mayweather proving king of the mind games as well as the ring
Floyd Mayweather has become an adept psychological fighter outside the ring as well as being boxing's No 1 inside it. Mayweather, hours after the SuperBowl, asked boxing fans on his Twitter account…
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Manny Pacquiao should choose Timothy Bradley for rematch April 12 but will pick Provodnikov
Manny Pacquiao will fight on April 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, against either Timothy Bradley or Ruslan Provodnikov, and Pacquiao, the eight-weight world champion, will decide in the…
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Stephen Espinoza, head of Showtime boxing, says Floyd Mayweather “will fight Manny Pacquiao anywhere, any time”
Stephen Espinoza, Showtime Executive Vice President, has insisted that Floyd Mayweather "will fight Manny Pacquiao anywhere, any time" and hinted that if the Filipino parted with Bob Arum for one contest, the…
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Amir Khan is a leading contender for Floyd Mayweather’s next fight, head of Showtime confirms
Amir Khan is a ?leading contender? to challenge Floyd Mayweather Jnr on May 3, but the decision on the opponent is still ?wide open?, the head of Showtime Sports revealed on Sunday.…
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The year in boxing 2013: Floyd Mayweather still on top
If one single thing contributed to a banner year for boxing in 2013, it was the proliferation of meaningful match-ups at every level, both in the UK and overseas. It was aided…
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Floyd Mayweather tweet gives hope that talks are on for a Manny Pacquiao super-fight in 2014
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are not expected to meet in a ring in the United States, with both fighters haggling over terms of the fight and drug testing for the past…
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Did Marcos Maidana earn himself fights with Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night?
Marcos Maidana produced a spectacular performance and one of the shock defeats of 2013 by outmuscling Adrien Broner to take the World Boxing Association welterweight title, knocking the undefeated champion down twice…
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Adrien Broner feeling confident ahead of defence of WBA welterweight crown against Marcos Maidana
Boxing's biggest broadcaster of braggadocio, the three-weight world champion Adrien Broner has insisted he is the natural heir to Floyd Mayweather?s coveted pound-for-pound throne, on the eve of defending his World Boxing…
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Amir Khan anxiously waiting for Floyd Mayweather to say jump as money talks and business rules in world of boxing
Amir Khan was a ringside analyst in Brooklyn on Saturday night for a card he was expected to be fighting on - against International Boxing Federation champion Devon Alexander. Instead, Alexander lost…
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Manny Pacquiao outclasses Brandon Rios in Macau to ignite new interest in Floyd Mayweather superfight
A vintage performance by Manny Pacquiao over Brandon Rios by unanimous points decision has seen him secure the WBO international welterweight title, return to winning ways after successive defeats and set up…
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Manny Pacquiao v Brandon Rios: live
PACQUIAO WINS ON POINTS The judges score the fight 120-108, 119-109 and 118-110 for Pacquiao at The Venetian casino in Macau. Round 12 Pacman completes the rout with another dominating round, and…
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David Beckham flies in to Macau to support Manny Pacquiao
David Beckham has admitted that he is a ?huge fan? of boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao and has backed him to give the Philippine public something to cheer when he faces Brandon Rios…
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Manny Pacquiao versus Floyd Mayweather could become a reality says Bob Arum
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, who promotes the Filipino superstar, admitted to the British boxing channel BoxNation that there is genuine will on his part to make the fight happen should Pacquiao…