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- Ricky Hatton
- Me, Myself, and I
- Richard John Hatton MBE, more commonly known as Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton, (born 6 October 1978, in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England), is a British professional boxer. He is a two-time IBF and IBO light welterweight champion, having relinquished the IBF belt, only to step back down to the weight class and beat Juan Urango.
He was the WBA Welterweight Champion, but relinquished this title on 31 August 2006.[4] Hatton is also the former WBU, WBA Light Welterweight Champion and WBC, WBA, WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight Champion, and former Ring Magazine Junior Welterweight Champion.
45 Wins (32 knockouts, 12 decisions, 1 disqualification), 2 Loss, 0 Draws
- Boxing Career
- Hatton's debut fight was on 10 September 1997 against Colin McAuley in Widnes at Kingsway Leisure Centre (he won by a KO in 1), while in his second fight Hatton boxed at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Fight against Kostya Tszyu
Main article: Ricky Hatton vs. Kostya Tszyu
On 5 June 2005 Hatton beat Kostya Tszyu, then widely regarded as one of the top pound-for-pound boxers in the world by a technical knockout after the Australian failed to answer the bell for the 12th round. Hatton was a heavy underdog for this fight, and the victory announced his entry to the upper echelons of the world boxing scene. Prior to the fight the majority of boxing critics had given Hatton little or no chance and this victory was regarded as one of the best victories by an English boxer in the last 20 years. On 26 November 2005 Hatton won the WBA title when he defeated Carlos Maussa in the ninth round of a unification bout. In December, Hatton was named the 2005 Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year - Moving to Welterweight
- Hatton moved up a division to meet American Luis Collazo for the WBA Welterweight crown which took place on 13 May 2006. Hatton won the WBA crown from Collazo but struggled with Collazo's slick south-paw style and the extra weight. Hatton started well, knocking Collazo down in the very first few seconds of the first round, [14] but it turned out to be one of the toughest fights of his career, with some boxing analysts believing Collazo won the fight, although many also thought Hatton had done enough early on in the fight to secure victory, with the knock down a pivotal point in the fight.
- Back to Light Welterweight
- Hatton's first fight back at Light Welterweight was against the current IBF Light Welterweight Champion Juan Urango on January 20, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hatton's promoter Dennis Hobson stated that the impetus for moving back down was to set up a fight with Jose Luis Castillo, a fighter who nearly beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. at Lightweight in 2002.
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Hatton ended up winning a 12 round unanimous decision against Urango, to re-capture the unified IBF and IBO Light Welterweight titles. He won all but one round on all three judges' scorecards. Castillo, who was on the undercard, also won (via split decision), setting up their long-awaited fight.
Hatton was forced to relinquish his IBF title again on 10 February, to be able to fight Castillo. The fight was held on Saturday, June 23, 2007, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. In round four, Hatton landed a "perfect" left hook to - Return to Welterweight
- Hatton vs. Mayweather Jr.
Main article: Floyd Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton
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Hatton agreed to terms on Friday July 27, for a December 8, 2007 welterweight fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr which was considered to be the biggest welterweight fight since the 1999 clash between Oscar de la Hoya and Puerto Rican legend Felix 'Tito' Trinidad. The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas was announced as the venue on August 17, 2007. The fight was agreed to less than three months after Mayweather had said he planned to retire following a victory over Oscar De La Hoya.
Hatton was able to bring the fight to Mayweather in the early rounds. In the 1st round Hatton caught Mayweather with a left jab which knocked Mayweather off balance.[19] His constant pressure appeared to make Mayweather uncomfortable at first. In the third round, Mayweather landed a right that cut Hatton above the right eye. In round six, referee Joe Cortez took a point away from Hatton after he appeared to - Back at Light Welterweight
- Hatton vs. Lazcano
Main article: Ricky Hatton vs. Juan Lazcano
On 24 May 2008, Hatton beat Mexican Juan Lazcano by unanimous decision with scores of 120-110, 120-108 and 118-110, in front of his home crowd of 55, 000 (a post-World War II record for a boxing match in Britain), at City of Manchester Stadium to retain The Ring Magazine and IBO light welterweight titles. Hatton did well when he boxed and controlled the range, utilizing his jab and dominating a lot of the early exchanges. In round eight, Hatton absorbed a left hook to the chin that wobbled him, and in round ten, Hatton was hurt again by a left hook. Despite that, Hatton outworked Lazcano to win at least ten of the rounds.
Hatton vs. Malignaggi
Main article: Ricky Hatton vs. Paulie Malignaggi
Ricky Hatton fought Paulie Malignaggi of the United States at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas on 22 November for Hatton's IBO Light Welterweight title and Ring Magazine Light welterweight title. He was trained for the fight by Floyd - Championships
- * Former The Ring magazine's World Light Welterweight Champion
* Former IBO World Light Welterweight Champion
* Former 2x IBF World Light Welterweight Champion
* Former WBA World Light Welterweight Champion
* Former WBA World Welterweight Champion
* Former WBU Light Welterweight Champion
* Former British Light Welterweight Champion
* Former WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight Champion
* Former WBA Inter-Continental Light Welterweight Champion
* Former British Central Area Light Welterweight Champion
* The Ring magazine's 2005 'Fighter of the Year'
* ABA National Champion Light Welterweight 1997
* ABA National Junior Champion (Class A) Light Welterweight 1995, 1996
* ABA National Junior Champion (Class B) Light Welterweight 1997
* ABA National Junior Champion (Class C) Light Welterweight 1994. - Outside the ring
- Hatton is a passionate supporter of Manchester City, with strong links to the club via his father and grandfather, who are both former players. Ricky also once had a trial at City for the youth team. His entrance music is the club's song "Blue Moon" as performed by the band "Supra". Good friend Wayne Rooney, who plays for arch rivals Manchester United, has been with Hatton in his dressing room before a bout and carried one of his belts to the ring. Ricky's best friend is Lee Rawsthorne, who regularly carries Ricky's belt into the ring. Hatton is also good friends with another footballer, Joey Barton, a former Manchester City player. Ricky also follows the non-league football club Hyde United and often attends home matches{fact|June2009}. In a recent appearance on "Al Murray's Happy Hour" he admitted that if he could hit one celebrity, it would be Cristiano Ronaldo who plays for Manchester United.
Regarding his nickname, Ricky said, "I've always been a fan of Tommy Hearns, and everyb
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* An exclusive giant poster from the recent Wigan Warriors show, signed by British & Commonwealth Middleweight champion Anthony Small, by the challenger Tommy McDonagh as well as Michael Brodie, Anthony Crolla and Martin Murray who all fought on the spectacular undercard.
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An evening with Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton
An evening with Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton
Park Hall Hotel, Park Hall Road, Charnock Richard, PR7 5LP
Friday 27th November
Spend an evening with boxing legend Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton, which includes a superb four-course dinner, followed by a Raffle and an Auction of Boxing & Sporting Memorabilia. Featuring boxing pundit Steve Bunce.
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Arrive 7pm for Dinner at 8pm
VIP reception: 6:30pm
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