News - Matthew Hatton

Sources report that European welterweight champion Matthew Hatton has accepted a fight with hot Mexican prospect Saul Canelo Alvarez, possibly on March 5 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Hatton was the second option after handlers of WBA welterweight champion Vyacheslav Senchenko allegedly rejected a $550,000 offer. HBO have reserved that date for a Boxing After Dark show and there is also a chance of a bout between Michael Katsidis and Robert Guerrero read more ...

According to sources in Mexico, WBA welterweight champion Vyacheslav Senchenko (30-0, 20KOs) of Ukraine is pushing to become the first opponent of the new year for Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (35-0, 26KOs). Senchenko and British boxer Matthew Hatton are the two names being considered for Alvarez in February or March. Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya had advised BoxingScene.com read more ...

It was Hatton all the way. He reconnoitred the situation by noticing Belge's lack of punching power, found out some soft spots for his combinations in the second and got the job done with a cracking left hook to the body midst into the third. Time was 1:32, when referee Robin Dolpierre reached the count of "ten" read more ...

European welterweight champion Matthew Hatton (40-4-2, 15 KOs) scored his biggest win and retained his belt against favored former WBA interim world champion Yuriy Nuzhnenko (30-2-1, 14 KOs) by winning a unanimous twelve round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Bolton Arena in Bolton, England. Hatton battled back from a first round knockdown to outwork Nuzhnenko over twelve. Scores were 117-110, 116-111, 116-111. Hatton is the younger brother of former world champion Ricky Hatton read more ...

Matthew Hatton tipped the scales at 10stone 6lbs and 12 ozs (around 146.9) at the weigh-in for his European Welterweight title defence against Ukraine's former World champion Yuriy Nuzhnenko. The challenger weighed 146lbs - (10st 6lbs) - one pound inside the limit read more ...

‘Magic’ Matthew (39-4-2) makes the first defence of his European light-welterweight title against his Ukrainian mandatory challenger at Bolton Arena on July 16. Nuzhnenko (30-1-1) is a former WBA interim champion and Hatton says: “The opponents are getting better and Nuzhnenko is the best I have fought read more ...

Manchester’s Matthew Hatton will make the first defence of the European welterweight on July 16th against Yuriy Nuzhnenko. It will take place in Bolton read more ...

Former WBA welterweight champion Yuri Nuzhnenko (30-1-1, 14 KOs) continues his preparations for upcoming meeting with the EBU 147lbs champion and WBA #15 Matthew Hatton (39-4-2, 15 KOs) of Manchester on July 16 at Bolton Arena in Bolton, England. Despite his business Nuzhnenko, 34, took some time to speak with both Boxnews.com.ua and BoxingScene.com about his future challenge read more ...

Vadim Bukhkalov, the head of K2 East Promotions, commented on the recent status and upcoming future of several most notable fighters from his team in his interview for the Boxnews web portal. About WBA #5 and WBO #10 middleweight Avtandil Khurtsidze (21-1-2, 12 KOs read more ...

EBU (European) welterweight champion Matthew Hatton (39-4-2, 15 KOs) will fight against former WBA welterweight champion Yuri Nuzhnenko (30-1-1, 14 KOs). In an interview on the Internet-TV RingSide Show, Nuzhnenko’s promoter Vadim Bukhkalov stated “The Matthew Hatton-Yuri Nuzhnenko fight will take place in September in England read more ...