Top Rank Promotions supremo says the world will be at the feet of Jeff Horn if he pushes Manny Pacquiao to the brink – or even wins – when he challenges for the WBO welterweight belt on Sunday.

Manny Pacquiao attended a church service in Brisbane on Sunday morning but is confident he won't need any help from above to knock out his first opponent in eight years.

Next week, the 29-year-old will step into the ring with one of boxing's all-time greats - and the dark days of being bullied of school will be driving him.

The Brisbane challenger to Manny Pacquiao concedes he will have to find out on the night if he's pushed too hard in the gym ahead of the WBO welterweight title fight at Suncorp Stadium.

With the mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor finally official, two possibilities quickly emerged on Thursday: Oddsmakers and analysts are either greatly underestimating McGregor's chances in the ring or the mixed martial arts champion just might be underestimating the task in front of him.

Former multi-division boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather will fight UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor in Las Vegas on August 26.

Canberra boxer David Toussaint has signed on for the biggest fight of his life next month.

There's no more deserving winner of boxing's ultimate accolade than'the untrained, untamed skinny kid from Erko'.

Featherweight Daniel Franco remained in a coma in hospital on Sunday, a day after being knocked out by Jose Haro in the main event of a boxing card at the WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan, Iowa.

The Brisbane challenger knows he must tame his butterflies on the night as he continues his preparation to try and unseat the welterweight champion at Suncorp Stadium.

The Brisbane fighter admits he was "shocked" by Pacquiao's public stance on social issues and hopes he's the one that gets the crowd roaring at Suncorp Stadium on July 2.

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On this particularly significant centenary – we will get to it – how to explain the significance of Les Darcy to those fresh to the story?

Charlie Lewis says he assessed if a boxer was safe to continue a bout by asking: "How are ya, mate?"

Manny Pacquiao has fallen behind in preparations for his fight with Australian Jeff Horn in Brisbane on July 2, according to the Filipino great's trainer.

A trainer's coward punch on an unsuspecting boxer has overshadowed an IBF interim super middleweight fight in Washington DC.

Floyd Mayweather has broken his silence regarding a potential fight with UFC star Conor McGregor by revealing he is "90 per cent" likely to face him if he returns to the ring because it's "the only fight that makes sense".

​Floyd Mayweather has broken his silence regarding a potential fight with UFC star Conor McGregor by revealing he is "90 per cent" likely to face him if he returns to the ring because it's "the only fight that makes sense".

• ANDREW WEBSTER

The Filipino boxing legend has charmed the world – despite some appalling stances on critical issues.

Buboy Fernandez has been in the Filipino boxing champion's corner for more than two decades.