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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 December 2024. British professional boxer Ricky Hatton MBE Hatton in 2009 Born Richard John Hatton (1978-10-06) 6 October 1978 (age 46) Stockport, Greater Manchester, England Other names The Hitman The Manchester Mexican The Pride of Hyde Fatton Statistics Weight(s) Light-welterweight Welterweight ...
Ricky Hatton at the time, held the minor WBU light welterweight belt, [3] having knocked out Tony Pep and was coming into the fight off stoppage wins against Michael Stewart and Ray Oliveira. [4] He was the underdog [5] for the fight known mostly in Britain as a young crowd favourite.
Ricky Hatton vs. Juan Lazcano, billed as Homecoming, was a boxing light welterweight fight between Ricky Hatton and challenger Juan Lazcano for the IBO and The Ring titles. It was held in Manchester , England at the City of Manchester Stadium in front of a record 55,000 fans.
Michael Moorer, the first left-hander to win the heavyweight title, and fellow two-division champions Ricky Hatton and Ivan Calderon were elected Thursday to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
With Pacquiao winning his bout against Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton was seen as the next opponent for Pacquiao. At mid-December, both boxers verbally agreed on a 50% split of the proceeds; [4] however, Pacquiao changed his decision to a favorable 60%–40% split of the pay-per-view (PPV) revenues, while Hatton wanted an even 50% split. [5]
The 2024 Class of the International Boxing Hall of Fame will be headlined by Michael Moorer, Ivan Calderon, Diego Corrales and Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton in the men's modern category.
Ricky Hatton laughed his way through his Hall of Fame induction speech, marveling at the places boxing took him and the thousands of his fans that would always follow.
Ricky Hatton vs. Paulie Malignaggi, billed as the Power vs. Precision, was a boxing light welterweight match-up for the IBO and The Ring titles that was held on November 22, 2008 at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. [1] The fight was won by Ricky Hatton as Paulie Malignaggi was withdrawn by his corner during the 11th round.