Manny Pacquiao will take some time before deciding whether to hang up his gloves or take up the option of a rematch with Australian Jeff Horn, according to promoter Bob Arum.

US TV coverage of Michael Conlan’s Australian adventure will lead to regular homecoming bouts for the Belfast super-bantamweight, according to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum.

“Nobody will ever come close to this man’s greatness. And if they do, they better wake up and apologise.”

While May 2 heralded the end of boxing’s most notorious cold war inside the ring, it was the coming together of two prominent power brokers outside it which ultimately made the fight a reality.

Manny Pacquiao revealed he was almost forced to postpone his Floyd Mayweather super fight because of a painful shoulder injury, which he says affected his performance.

A (not so) learned sage once altered the expression “it’s better late than never” by including the addendum “but never late is better”. 

Barry McGuigan sits still for just a moment in Belfast’s Europa Hotel as he contemplates his answer. 

Former pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring in November following successive defeats to take on hard-hitting Brandon Rios in Macau.

It was one of the fights of the year... again. And it was also one of the shocks of the year... again. But with boxing fans clamouring for a Manny Pacquiao v Juan Manuel Marquez V, the duo will share the spotlight anew on April 20.

Juan Manuel Marquez carried more than eight years of frustration, disappointment and anger with him when he got into the ring with Manny Pacquiao on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden.

Nevada’s state attorney general has concluded no criminal violation occurred in Manny Pacquiao’s controversial loss to Timothy Bradley in Las Vegas last month.

Legendary trainer Emanuel Steward has demanded that boxing chiefs tackle the growing use of performance enhancing drugs in the sports.

Timothy Bradley promised to shock, though the biggest shock in his fight with Manny Pacquiao came from the judges’ scorecards.

Boxing found itself mired in controversy again today following fierce criticism of the decision to award Timothy Bradley a controversial split decision victory over hot favourite Manny Pacquiao at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand last night.

The Mexican drug cartels operating with alarming bloodlust around the hinterlands of El Paso, Texas have promised there’ll be a one-day truce on Saturday, June 16.

Floyd Mayweather Jr added the WBA Super World light-middleweight title to his supreme career roster with a battling unanimous points victory over Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas.

“THAT’S MUHAMMAD ALI!” the boxer blurted out, his eyes suddenly filling up with tears and rage.

WILLIE “BIG BANG” CASEY’S trainer Phil Sutcliffe has no fears for the Limerick man ahead of tomorrow night’s WBA World title fight at the Citywest Conference Centre.

CORKMAN Gary Hyde has signed a new deal that will kick-start the stalled professional career of two-time Olympic champion Guillermo Rigondeaux, considered by many to be the best amateur in boxing history.

THIRTY FOUR years after boxing’s last headline act at Yankee Stadium saw Muhammad Ali handed a controversial points victory over Ken Norton, the sport is preparing to return to the venue tomorrow night.

John Duddy will head straight back to the gym on Monday morning after scoring a first-round knockout that earned him a fight on the Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey undercard on March 13.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones last night welcomed the opportunity to host world championship boxing at the new Cowboys Stadium after Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey’s welterweight clash was confirmed for March 13 in Texas.

JOHN JOE NEVIN and Katie Taylor completed a fantastic season by claiming the top awards at the IABA Annual Awards ceremony at the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel in Dublin last night.

Floyd Mayweather Jr insists he is "thoroughly disgusted" by claims he is to blame for the collapse of a lucrative super-fight against Manny Pacquiao.

Floyd Mayweather claims the row over blood testing which is threatening his planned meeting with Manny Pacquiao is evidence the Filipino does not want the fight.

Manny Pacquiao has promised to take legal action following a row over blood-testing which is threatening his planned fight with Floyd Mayweather.

MIGUEL COTTO will step into the ring tonight determined not to become another footnote in Manny Pacquiao’s rise to boxing superstardom.

Manny Pacquiao will fight three-time world champion Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas on November 14, their promoter announced today.

Manchester’s light-welterweight king Ricky Hatton faces Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Casino in the early hours of tomorrow morning in the first super-fight of 2009. But has the economic downturn impacted on the appetite for big time boxing Stateside? Simon Lewis reports from Nevada.

Boxing promoter Bob Arum has handed John Duddy a lifeline to a world title shot after putting the Irish contender on the Miguel Cotto-Michael Jennings undercard later this month.

Ricky Hatton’s showdown with Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas in May could be back on, just a day after it looked to have been scuppered by a row over money.

RICKY HATTON’S adviser has revealed early negotiations are under way with Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr after admitting the proposed showdown with Manny Pacquiao is “dead in the water”.

FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR has approached Ricky Hatton’s team about a possible rematch in 2009, according to the Englishman’s camp.

HALL of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward has promised Andy Lee will come back a better, stronger fighter after his shock first defeat as a professional last weekend.

IRISH middleweight Andy Lee has been assured his promotional deal with the Top Rank organisation remains intact following the first defeat of his professional career.

ANDY LEE is determined to ignore talk of a major promotional deal with Top Rank and concentrate on making an impression in the ring as he makes his US national television debut tonight.

THE damage John Duddy sustained to his left eye looks certain to rule out the June 7 world title fight with Kelly Pavlik and, while Bob Arum is already looking around for a replacement, Andy Lee insisted yesterday that he won’t be rushing his world title ambitions.

AS John Duddy still nurses the stitches above his eyes and applies a cold compress to what must undoubtedly be a severely bruised ego, he should offer thanks to the boxing gods that he still has a world middleweight title fight to aim for this year.

IRISH middleweight John Duddy’s hopes of a world title shot this summer have been dashed after he sustained bad cuts around his eyes against Walid Smichet.

Irish middleweight John Duddy’s hopes of a world title shot this summer have been dashed after he sustained bad cuts around his eyes against Walid Smichet.