“But I pay a lot of attention to detail with my figthters and I need to see where he is (in his career).”

“It’s not just a question of watching videos – I need to see him in the flesh.”

“He should beat Kevin McCauley, even though Kevin is a tough kid.”

“If Ryan does beat him, we will move on to a tough eight-rounder and then a title come September or later.”

The stakes are sky-high for Preston boxer Mick Hall when he contests an eliminator for the English middleweight title in front of his home fans at the Guild Hall

Manager Marsh is confident his man will overcome Matthew Mallin, of Barnsley, but warned: “Mick knows that it is is possibly his last chance.

“Mick knows he is better than this and if he turns up, he will beat Mallin.”

It will be Hall’s first fight since being stopped in the 11th round by Blackpool’s Jack Arnfield at the venue in January after he suffered a hideous-looking swelling above his eye.

Marsh, who promotes the fight, said of that experience: “It was a big prize – Arnfield was ranked highly in the world and it was an opportunity Mick had to take.”

“I would haved loved to give Mick an eight-rounder before that, but a fight on ITV in your own home town doesn’t come round every week for these fighters.”

“Though Mick did get beaten by a better man, he has improved for the experience.”

Hall concurred, saying: “I learned a lot from that fight and the injury was not as bad as it looked – I am going to take into the Mallin fight what I learned against Arnfield.

“Mallin is an experienced campaigner, but I have had the better level of opposition – I have fought lads with winning records all the way through my career.”

Included on the undercard is Kirkham heavyweight Bill Hodgson, who puts his unbeaten record on the line against Czech southpaw Tomas Mrazek.

Hodgson looked impressively ripped at the weigh-in at 225 pounds.

His manager Marsh said: “Bill is now an athletic heavyweight, instead of a slugger.”

“It is a step-up in opponent, a tricky southpaw and very experienced, but I expect Bill will be knocking on the door for titles in six months’ time.”

“Alan Levene has done a great job training him. We have given him a lot of learning fights because of his lack of experience.”

“We have not rushed Bill and he is now ready for a crack at something.”

Source: http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/boxing/blackpool-boxer-under-the-microscope-at-guild-hall-show-1-8601349

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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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Due to being booked onto the show late, only a limited number of £40 unreserved seating tickets are available – so they are strictly first come, first served.

The bill also features the likes of Scott Fitzgerald, Alex McCloy and Quasim Niaz. My opponent will be announced shortly.

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The show is in the Premier Suite, at the Bolton Whites Hotel – Part of the Macron Stadium – just 200 metres from Horwich Parkway Train Station. Doors open at 7:00pm and the boxing starts at 7:15pm.

There are two ticket types available:

£50 RINGSIDE
£30 UNRESERVED

Top of the bill is Matty Askin vs Tommy McCarthy in a British Title Eliminator.

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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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Details on the opponent will be announced shortly. The bill also features Sam Sheedy and Reece Cartwright.

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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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The Central Area super-welterweight title bout against Dave Fidler, of Sheffield, will take place at the Village Urban Resort, Blackpool.

This is a switch from the original planned date in Rotherham seven days earlier.

Davies said: “It is a credit to my management team that we have managed to secure this fight in Blackpool and also to Fidler for stepping out of his back yard to face me in my home town.”

“This is a huge opportunity for me, fighting for a title in my ninth fight, but one which I have earned through hard work and dedication.”

“I am under no illusions that Dave Fidler is my biggest test to date.”

“He is a tough, awkward fighter with a very good record. He is also the reigning Central Area champion, so he has my upmost respect.”

“As a southpaw so he will present a new challenge and will be something I have to consider in my camp building up to this fight.”

Davies recently sparred with Sam Matkin, who beat Kirkham’s Adam Little for the Central Area super-lightweight title, and he knows he will be the underdog next month.

Davies said: “I am well aware of the difficulty of the task facing me on the 9th and in all fairness I recognise that I will not be the favourite to win this fight on paper, but I will put everything I have into the camp to ensure I am fully prepared come fight night and bring the title back to Blackpool.”

“I never turned to the professional ranks just to take part – I did it to win titles and make my family, my supporters and the people of Blackpool proud. I am thoroughly looking forward to making another step up and step forward in my career.”

VIP Ringside seats (with meal) are £70, with standard tickets priced at £30.

Tickets can be purchased by calling 07780962863, emailing info@rpdboxing.com or directly from Davies Boxing Gym, Brinwell Road, Blackpool.

Alex McCloy, the unbeaten young Blackpool boxer, is also scheduled to fight on the show, which takes place in the same night as Blackpool’s Brian Rose meets Matthew Macklin at the O2 Arena in London.

Source: Steve Simpson, Blackpool Gazette (9th March 2016)

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Recipient of that early win was local favourite RP Davies (real name Ryan) who, with Mark Davies and Sean Thickett in his corner, wore down game Casey Blair, of Bangor, before condemning the Irishman to his sixth successive defeat.

The result produced two firsts, a first inside the distance win for Davies who, seemingly having put a setback at the hands of William Warburton last April behind him, has his eyes on a potential Central Area title later this year, and a first stoppage loss for Alan Wilton-trained Blair, who while bested, never stopped trying and pressed forward regularly.

The Verdict Davies continues to improve following his only career loss, and a shot at the Central Area title beckons.

Source: Boxing News (February 2016)

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