Gareth A Davies
760 articles · Telegraph.co.uk
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Live | Vasyl Lomachenko vs Nicholas Walters: follow all the build-up from Las Vegas as the Ukrainian prepares to defend his title
Vasyl Lomachenko will be defending his WBO super featherweight title tonight against Nicholas Walters at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. After starting his career as an amateur in 2007, Lomachenko won…
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Proud Jamaican warrior Nicholas Walters set to shock rising star Vasyl Lomachenko
Ferocious puncher Nicholas Walters may have knocked out 21 of his 26 victims in the ring, and is regarded as a very stiff test for rising star Vasyl Lomachenko when they meet…
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Vasyl Lomachenko likened to Muhammad Ali for his ring skills ahead of dangerous defence against Nicholas Walters
Vasyl Lomachenko is working out at the Top Rank Gym, just off Dean Martin Drive in Las Vegas. He wows the media present at the session with his staggering array of punches…
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Live: Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward: follow all the build-up to the big fight in Las Vegas
1:43AM Shields v Crews We are witnessing a brutal Hagler v Hearns type war between Claressa Shields - the two time Olympic middleweight gold medallist and Franchon Crews. The T-Mobile Arena is…
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Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev face defining test in fight of the year
They are two fighters, undefeated, so far unrivalled and that is why the promotion behind Andre Ward against Sergey Kovalev for the undisputed light-heavyweight championship of the world on night Saturday has…
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Andre Ward labels Sergey Kovalev ‘a bully’ ahead of light-heavyweight championship fight and offers compelling view on sports stardom
They are two fighters, undefeated, unrivalled and that is why the promotion behind Andre Ward against Sergey Kovalev for the undisputed light-heavyweight championship of the world has been labelled 'Pound for Pound'.…
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Sergey Kovalev ready to show will of steel and hands of stone in battle of Sin City with Andre Ward
There is steel running through the heart and will of Sergey Kovalev. Through birth, through life. Through his fists. Born into a tough environment as a child of the Soviet Union in…
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Live | UFC 205: Eddie Alvarez vs Conor McGregor – follow all the build-up to the big fight in New York
At the weigh-in It was an incredible atmosphere at the weigh-ins yesterday and I shot this short video of Conor McGregor. His poise and composure were immense. He loves this stage... and…
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Manny Pacquiao urges Floyd Mayweather to fight him again: ‘If boxing fans want it then why not?’
Manny Pacquiao has urged Floyd Mayweather to fight him for a second time - 48 hours after giving him a ringside view of his defeat of Jessie Vargas. Pacquiao believes contract negotiations…
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Manny Pacquiao beats Jessie Vargas on points after dramatic return to ring in Las Vegas
Manny Pacquiao has reclaimed the WBO welterweight title for the third time, defeating the younger WBO champ Jessie Vargas on points. Follow all the action, round-by-round, right here ... Manny speaks "I…
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Pacquiao aiming to trump Vargas and set up Mayweather rematch
The fighting pride of the Philippines Manny Pacquiao declared yesterday that his challenge for the World Boxing Organisation welterweight crown against Mexican-American Jessie Vargas will not be his last contest, the 37-year-old…
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Manny Pacquiao: Jessie Vargas fight will determine my boxing future
Boxing's most famous politician, Manny Pacquiao, is hellbent on proving he remains in the sport's leading pound-for-pound list ahead of his upcoming world title clash with WBO welterweight world champion Jessie Vargas…
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Why Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather could now happen for a second time
1. It's still the richest prize fight in the sport Money always talks. The first fight generated a record $700 million, with record pay-per-view buys in the USA and the UK, and…
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Manny Pacquiao leaves politics at home as he prepares to return to the ring
Manny Pacquiao?s return from retirement to the familiar setting of a prizefighting ring in Sin City next weekend has brought the 37-year-old?s burgeoning political career in the Philippines under the spotlight. He…
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Tyson Fury has boxing licence suspended pending further investigation
Tyson Fury vacated his two world heavyweight title belts on Thursday and had his boxing licence ?suspended pending further investigation? after a meeting of the British Boxing Board of Control stewards. However,…
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Canelo Alvarez turns attentions to Gennady Golovkin after claiming Liam Smith’s world title belt
A crestfallen Liam Smith admitted that his "timing was just so off" after being floored three times by Saul Alvarez, who stopped the Liverpudlian after nine compelling yet one-sided rounds, as the…
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How can Kell Brook pull off mission impossible and beat Gennady Golovkin?
Kell Brook is a highly-talented boxer who excels at mid-range and is adept at commanding the ring. He was also a large welterweight and boiled down to 147lb in fight week for…
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Kell Brook: Machete attack that nearly killed me is scarier than Gennady Golovkin
Kell Brook said that the experience of almost losing his life in a machete attack in Tenerife in 2014 will leave him with no fear in stepping up two weight divisions to…
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Carl Frampton beats Leo Santa Cruz on points to become featherweight champion
Cruz wants rematch Santa Cruz wants a rematch in Los Angeles - or Belfast he admits when pressed - and feels, predictably, that he won the fight. 4:51AM Fought 'with his heart'…
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Carl Frampton set for the fight of his life against unbeaten Mexican Leo Santa Cruz
The defining moment of Carl Frampton?s unbeaten career awaits the Northern Irishman in Brooklyn on Saturday night when he steps up a weight division to face the unbeaten Mexican Leo Santa Cruz…