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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However, the 37-year-old has only ever been stopped a handful of times during his pro career and knew all the tricks of the trade to survive against his 30-year-old opponent, who in comparison was contesting just his 13th bout.

Davies’ busier style impressed the judge, who scored the six-round contest 60-56 in his favour.

The referee was certainly made to work hard as he had to step in early in the bout to warn McCauley about his spoiling tactics and then gave Davies a talking to in the third as the Blackpool man gave as good as he got.

“It was kind of what I was expecting,” said Davies. “The guy was a 160-odd fight veteran and he knew how survive out there.”

“I never at any particular point felt under any stress with him. He had his explosive moments, but I felt in control.”

“He was tricky and was tough to penetrate. He talked a lot and was twisting my arm. He was trying all the pro tricks on me.”

After improving his overall record to 12-1, Davies is hoping to top the bill in his next outing later this year, hopefully in Blackpool.

“I am hoping to top the bill in my home town in September against an opponent who hopefully has a much more progressive style,” Davies said.

“Believe it or not I think I will perform better against guys who have a better record than the one I fought on Saturday night.”

Kirkham heavyweight Bill Hodgson improved his professional record to eight wins and no defeats with a stoppage win over Tomas Mrazek.

The 34-year-old scored with some heavy body shots as he won all six rounds against the man from the Czech Republic.

“I was pleased,” said Hodgson. “It was my first six-rounder and was a good learning fight. It was good to get the rounds in. I’d had a really good camp coming into the fight so I knew my engine was good. So I’m really happy.”

Source: http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/boxing/blackpool-boxers-impress-at-guild-hall-1-8602894

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“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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Davies said: “I will be keen to impress.”

“My opponent has yet to be announced, but we have discussed this and it is likely to be a solid, eight-round test and another step up in class.”

“I have spoken with Neil at length about plans for my future and we know exactly where we are heading and what we are aiming for.”

“I am confident he is the right man who can help me achieve this and I hope to repay his faith.”

Davies, whose partner is expecting a baby, said he was happy with his preparation.

He has enlisted the help of Dr George Wilson, an exercise physiologist at Liverpool John Moore’s University.

Davies added: “He has provided me with a whole host of training and dietary advice after a day of testing.”

“I have also enjoyed some good rounds sparring with the likes of Mick Hall; moving to Neil has almost brought me into a camp of fighters, with a number of local fighters under his banner.”

“I have now got to stay completely switched on now for the fight, remain completely profession al and keep getting the wins.”

“The big fights will then come and with that hopefully, the titles I am after.”

Davies said Matty Askin’s victory over Craig Kennedy to win the British Cruiserweight title had been a source of inspiration to him.

He said: “This is really just the start of the journey. I have flown under the radar o a certain extent but feel, after my last fight especially, I am starting to get noticed a little.”

Davies has had 12 professional fights so far, his record being 11 wins and one defeat at the hands of William Warburton.

Davies recently secured a sponsorship deal with sportswear firm SKINS.

The Preston promotion will also feature Preston middleweight Hall in his first fight since losing tat the Preston venue to Blackpool’s Jack Arnfield.

Unbeaten Kirkham heavyweight Bill Hodgson will also be in action.

Tickets for the Preston show are available and are priced at £35 for unreserved seating and £65 for ringside tables. They can be purchased from Davies Boxing Gym, by calling 0780962863, or by emailing info@rpdboxing.com.

Source: Steve Simpson, Blackpool Gazette (1st June 2017)

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He said: “I think the scoring was a little harsh, as although it was close and competitive in all rounds, I feel as though the gap was much wider and felt I had it 5-1.”

“I was close to stopping him in the fourth but then got caught myself right at the end of the round but in all honesty I don’t recall being hit clean all that much.”

“I gave away a lot of advantages and was probably giving away close to a stone by the time we got in the ring, but I probably put in my career-best performance.”

Davies added: “The aim is to build on that, going for bigger fights at super welterweight and hunting down domestic titles.”

Source: http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/boxing/boxer-davies-looks-to-the-future-1-8443590

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“I have been offered a replacement, which I have accepted – Mike Byles.”

“It is a harder fight on paper and he is a bigger, stronger lad with an 8-5 winning record, with losses against the country’s top lads.”

“This will be my hardest fight to date and a tough task – however, after being in camp for so long I would fight anyone as opposed to not fight at all so it was an easy decision really.”

“I am not one to turn down a challenge and certainly not going to shirk away from any opponent.”

“This is probably the biggest step up in my career to date in terms of fights and I know its not going to be easy but this could get the best out of me on the night,” Davies added. He continued: “Hopefully a victory here will make a statement that I am ready to step up to that next level and kickstart big things in 2017.”

“I will have 150 supporters travelling down the M55 to the Guild Hall to cheer me on and I will do everything within my power to make it a successful night, leaving everything in the ring as I always do.”

“It’s a privilege to have such a great core of support and these people who buy tickets to come and watch my fights and the local businesses who sponsor me are in this with me and that’s a great feeling.”

Davies has won 10 bouts in his career to date, losing once to William Warburton. Limited tickets are available from Davies Boxing Gym, by calling 0780962863, or by emailing info@rpdboxing.com, while further information can be found at www.rpdboxing.com

Source: http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/boxer-davies-prepared-for-tough-guild-hall-bout-1-8430067

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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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