Unfortunately this is not the case. The Doctor has advised me to cease my participation in Boxing as the change will no doubt get worse if I continue to take unneeded impact. I had a long chat with my promoter and who has been fantastic over the weekend and there is no arguments from us or the need to contest it. Health is the most important, and as I stand I am fully healthy and able to live a fully normal life with my friends, family and now my perfect little girl. Nothing is worth risking that, even my own legacy.

That being said I have so many mixed emotions in leaving this brutal but amazing sport behind. Boxing has given me so much and the journey it has taken me on has turned me from a boy into a man. I have met some amazing people and had some of the best experiences of my life because of it. To sign myself out of the game I wanted to put something together not just for me but for all of my fantastic supporters and sponsors that summed up my small contribution to this sport. I was always so lucky to have you all throughout the years and I cannot tell you how much it meant to me. I will be forever grateful.

To try and condense something I have dedicated my last decade into a 9 min video was very hard but everything shown even down to the music (for you F.D) has special meaning to me. I can now walk away with my head held high. I didn’t achieve everything I wanted but I’m very proud of my time served. Everything happened for a reason and even the lows helped define what sort of character I am when I dusted myself off and came back bigger stronger and better. Thank-you to the countless people who have helped me over the years I hope this video pays tribute to you.

Finally as I often do on any of my posts, thanks to my Dad – my trainer and best friend rolled into one. No one had faith in me like you did Dad, and I honestly gave my all to make you proud. This was never just for me, it was for US. You did me proud Dad and I am so happy we travelled this Journey together.

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He meets George Rhodes Junior in the super-welterweight British challenge bout at the Hilton Hotel.

Davies said: ”It is a huge opportunity and the type that I have been asking for for a while now.”

“It is a tough fight, my hardest to date. On paper its a well matched fight and I am excited to get in the ring on fight night.”

“I know quite a bit about George. He is young and hungry, has a good amateur pedigree, comes from a good boxing family and looks like a good, talented kid.”

“He will fancy his chances that is for sure and will be looking to put right his defeat in his last fight.”

“He is coming to win and has his own ambitions so it will be a different proposition and a different kind of opponent for me, but this in itself will present its own opportunities.”

“This is why I think I will shine – the better the opposition the better I will perform.”

Davies says preparations for next month’s bout have been going to plan.

He added: “I have already enjoyed some tough sparring rounds with Ben Davies, Lloyd ‘The Viking’ Campbell and Mick Hall, with more lined up.”

“I have not made many changes but working on one or two things and also hired a nutritionalist to help ensure my food and weight is spot on.”

“I am feel as fit as I ever have and very strong.”

The Hilton Hotel promotion is a dinner show and Davies says he is expecting a packed house, with Rhodes expected to have his supporters.

Davies said: “It will be a good atmosphere and it is always good to fight in Blackpool, a town I represent every time I step in the ring.“

“Now I am just looking forward to putting in the hard work now over the next 4 weeks and doing the business come fight night.”

Also on the Hilton Hotel bill will be Preston middleweight Mick Hall, with the full line up to be finalised.

Tickets cost £65, which includes a two-course meal, with ringside VIP tickets available for £80.

Tickets are available from Davies Boxing Gym, by calling 07780962863 or emailing info@rpdboxing.com.

Source: Steve Simpson, Blackpool Gazette, 10th August 2017

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Previously with Denis Hobson promotions, Davies’ joins Marsh’s growing list of highly rated fighters, amongst them fellow Fylde coast stars Bill Hodgson and Adam Little.

With the likeable 30 year-old joining his fellow Blackpool fighters on a Neil Marsh promotion at Preston’s Guild Hall on 17 June, Davies’ plans to keep busy ahead of what promises to be an intriguing next 12 months.

With a ledger showing 11 wins from 12 contests and ranked just outside the top 20 in Britain, Davies is delighted to be joining Marsh and, with minor titles on his radar this year, excited at the prospect of a successful, championship winning relationship.

He said: “I’m not only pleased but also really excited at joining Neil and having him look after the next stage of my career. I’ve fought the journeymen now, done all the learning fights that every boxer has to go through and now it’s time to be in more competitive fights as we look to learn and develop the skills needed to win titles.”

On his new working relationship, Davies also revealed that Marsh’s attitude to the sport and renown as a manager who looks after his fighters – plus a detailed plan of action, discussed with his father who is also his trainer – sealed the deal.

He said: “We’ve spoken a lot and Neil’s my type of person. He’s well known for looking after his fighters, carefully plotting their progress and ensuring they get the rewards their time, dedication and effort deserve. I like the way he works – you can’t argue with his success – and I’m really looking forward to working with him.

“We’ve a specific plan in place to get where I want to go. We discussed it in detail with my trainer, my Dad Mark, and it’s really exciting, it really is. We’re confident that, with Neil’s guidance, we can go for the likes of the English or Central Area this year, with my target – always my dream as a young fighter – being a shot at the British sometime next year.”

On his contest in Preston in particular, Davies also revealed that the calibre of his opponent is likely to provide both a great spectacle and a stern test. He said: “I’m 30 now and at the stage of my career were titles have to be on my radar. The Central Area and the English are titles that all fighters from the North West should aspire to as a test of not only how good they are but also as a sign of the rewards they’re in the sport for. They’re great titles to win and you don’t do that without fighting good opposition. We’re looking at getting a really good opponent so I can make a statement, make people talk about me as a potential champion and to support me in what should be a really good fight.”

Speaking on his latest signing, Marsh said: “With 11 wins from 12 its clear Ryan is a good fighter and I’m also delighted to have him. As he says, it’s an important time for him now and I’ll be looking to match him well, in fights that matter and which will propel him along the journey that we all want.”

“It’s a team effort and we will all be in it together. His next fight will be a test but it will also make a statement. He will be busy and titles will come his way. I can guarantee Ryan will get the title shot he wants and needs at this stage of his career.”

Together with heavyweight Bill Hodgson, Mick Hall, Joe Wood and Kurt Grieve, Davies features on a six fight card at Preston’s Guild Hall on 17 June. Dependant on visas, two exciting overseas fighters will also appear. Tickets priced at £35 and £65 ringside are available from Ryan on 07780 962863 or @RPDBoxing

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Indeed, Davies, who is set to face Sam Omidi, has been sparring with Fitzgerald in the run-up to the fight date.

Davies said: “Sparring has been great and I have been getting the rounds in with a good mix of talent”.

“My opponent is all but confirmed as Sam Omidi, who presents another challenge and a quite different one to some of my recent fights. He has won nearly half of his professional fights and I will not be looking past him, but I am relishing getting back in the ring and looking forward to the task ahead.”

“I am also excited to be fighting at the Guild Hall; it looks a great venue for boxing and tickets have been selling really well.”

“I will be taking a good following. It always humbles me the support I receive for my fights. I am living my dream being a professional fighter and I can’t thank people enough who pay their money to support what I do.”

Tickets are £40 and the first bell is at 7pm. A limited number of tickets remain and are available from Davies Boxing Gym, by calling 0780962863, or by emailing info@rpdboxing.com.

Source: Steve Simpson, Blackpool Gazette

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Davies is in action at the Macron Stadium in Bolton, while Rose features at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham. Super-welterweight Davies takes on Duane Green, of Norwich, while Rose meets Bulgarian Stiliyan Kostov.

Both boxers are banking on plenty of support, Davies’ followers making the short trip to Bolton, while Rose returns to the city of his birth, where he still has relatives and fans. Davies, who has lost just once in his fledgling career, is happy with the build-up to tomorrow’s fight.

He said: “My camp and preparation has been spot on, “I have had some great sparring rounds with Scott Fitzgerald and Reece Cartwright, and I put the hours in on the pads and with the fitness work.“

“I will be taking quite a large following down the road to Bolton, which is very flattering, and hopefully I can put on a show and get the right result for each and every one of those people who have supported me and continue to do so.”

For Rose, it will mark a much-awaited return to the ring. He has not boxed since April, when he lost to Matthew Macklin at the O2 Arena in London, since which time he has had an operation to repair an injured elbow and has changed management, He is now with the MGM boxing organisation after parting company with Steve Wood.

Rose said: “I feel set to be back to my best. I want people to know that I am still serious.

“I was the best super-welterweight (formerly known as light-middleweight) in Britain for two or three years and there is no reason why I can’t get back there again.”

Rose says that the meeting with Kostov is important on a number of levels, not least for the fact that it marks a return to Birmingham.

He added: “It means a lot to me to be fighting in Birmingham, “I have a lot of family there, so it will be great to have them all supporting me. “I moved to Blackpool when I was nine, so I was there for much of my childhood.”

“I was the best super-welterweight (formerly known as light-middleweight) in Britain for two or three years and there is no reason why I can’t get back there again.”

Rose says that the meeting with Kostov is important on a number of levels, not least for the fact that it marks a return to Birmingham.

He added: “It means a lot to me to be fighting in Birmingham, “I have a lot of family there, so it will be great to have them all supporting me. “I moved to Blackpool when I was nine, so I was there for much of my childhood.”

Source: http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/boxing/rose-and-davies-in-saturday-fight-action-1-8193842

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Though pleased at the victory, Davies said a personality change – inside the ring, that is – might be the bets way going forward if he is to progress up boxing’s greasy pole.

Super-welterweight Davies said: “I am, and pride myself on being, a nice guy, but maybe it’s time to stop taking my outside the ring persona into it.”

“I am not here to make friends and the lads I am fighting and competing with and all out to finish me.”

“It is time to start incorporating a more ruthless edge in my fights and trust me, its there.”

The fight with Puplauskas proved to be tougher than what Davies might have expected; he described the six rounder as his hardest to date.

RP Davies (right) has his hand raised after his latest win

Davies said: “What was meant to be a ‘warm up fight’ turned into a six-round war with a very game, hard and big kid who clearly came, not only to win, but to knock me out.”

“This was far from my best performance an it certainly wasn’t pretty but the only thing that matters is the win.”

“I had a couple of dodgy moments on the fight but I thought I did more than enough to get the victory and felt the scorecard was a little harsh as I had it a bit wider than one round.”

Davies added: “I always felt as though was in control for the majority and was outboxing him throughout the rounds, but he was always dangerous with his short, aggressive flurries and I got caught with some punches I shouldn’t have.”

“I was buzzed early on in the first round by a powerful right hand that landed straight on my chin, and I took his best shot! It shows I have a decent chin.”

“I will have a short break and then it is a case of moving up to where I want to be.”

Source: Steve Simpson, Blackpool Gazette (6^th August 2016)

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He will appear at the Magna venue in Rotherham against an opponent yet to be revealed on a show promoted by Dennis Hobson.

Davies has won eight bouts to date, with one defeat.

Davies says this will be another important fight, with Hobson having plans for title fights later in the year.

Davies said: “I feel I am still under the radar a little bit, probably due to my unlicensed background, lack of amateur pedigree and also my one defeat (to Wiiliam Warburton) in 2015, so I will have to earn the opportunities that come my way.”

“This can only be done by beating whoever is put in front of me. I have keep my feet on the ground and make sure I don’t get complacent.”

“There are no easy fights, and I know my opponent will be tough and coming to win.”

“I have had a great year so far and this camp is going well.”

“Sparring and training is constantly being stepped up and I am feeling stronger, fitter and faster with every fight, every spar and every session.”

“The calibre of sparring has been second to none and has included Jack Arnfield, Scott Fitzgerald and Reece Cartwright.”

“Sparring with guys of this quality is only going to help me improve and develop.”

“The benefits of investing in my own gym are really starting to pay off now.”

“It really is a great place to train and we have forged some good relationships with other gyms and trainers.”

Topping the bill is Sam Sheedy against Andrew Camerson in an eliminator for the British and Commonwealth super-welterweight title.

Tickets are priced at £75 for ringside (with meal) and £40 for general admission.

They are available via 07780962863 and info@rpdboxing.com or direct from Davies Boxing Gym in Brinwell Road, Blackpool.

Source: Steve Simpson, Blackpool Gazette (July 2016)

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He is the owner of the international challenge title after an eight round points win over Arvydas Trizno at the Urban Village Resort in his home town.

And Davies is vowing to make it the first of many such straps after this conclusive success.

Davies said: “It is my first title as a pro and I hope it will lead to better things like the Central Area and English titles.”

“He was a very tough opponent, ranked number two in Lithuania, and he had gone the distance in his career with Junior Witter.”

The Lithuanian was the second substitute opponent after Dave Fidler and William Warburton had pulled out for various reasons.

But super-welterweight Davies made light of that.

“These things happen in boxing. You just have to accept it and make the best of it. It is all part of the experience. It is never easy in boxing.”

“He was probably the hardest of the three I had been down to fight.”

“Trizno had very a dangerous right hand and he kept trying to load up with it, but I managed to counter it.”

“I am in boxing to win titles against even better men.”

On the same promotion, Blackpool’s Alex McCloy made it six wins out of six with a handy points win over inexperienced Darryl Sharp, of Manchester.

McCloy’s trainer Jeff Thomas was pleased with the super-welterweight’s performance in the six-rounder.

Thomas said: “This was the third southpaw that Alex has faced and he is coming along nicely.”

“He started well and Sharp began to come into it more in the middle rounds, but Alex finished the stronger.”

“Sharp had a point deducted at one stage for hitting Alex on the back of the head.”

“The plan is for Alex to have a bit of a break now and maybe box again in August or September.”

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Friday night’s bout at the Urban Village Resort in Blackpool is against Lithuanian Arvydas Trizno for an International Title, rather than the original substitute William Warburton.

Davies said: “This has hardly been ideal preparation, what with the number of opponents and the re-scheduling of the date, but it is a vital experience, as these things happen in boxing.”

“Not being sure of my opponent the week before my fight is not great, but it is just one of those things and I will have to get on with it.”

“As disappointing as this is, unfortunately this is boxing, and these things can happen.”

“I just have to ensure that I am mentally prepared for Friday night.”

“I am willing to fight anyone and I am confident of whomever I face, so in all honesty the opponent does not really matter to me.”

“What is important is I get in the ring on Friday, but on a good show, with a solid performance and get the right result to kick on.”

Davies continued: “One thing I do know is that the opponent will now likely be a tougher task than any of the other previous ones, but this should suit me well.”

“Aside from these issues, my camp has gone well and I feel fit and ready to go.”

“The two- week delay has just given me a little extra time to prepare and apply some extra finishing touches to the camp.”

Limited tickets are still available, with VIP ringside seats (including meal) are £70 and there are also standard seated tickets priced at £30. Tickets can be purchased by calling 07780962863, emailing info@rpdboxing.com or directly from Davies Boxing Gym, Brinwell Road, Blackpool.

Source: http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/new-opponent-for-boxer-davies-1-7867728#ixzz46TYVa8HX

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