WBA jr welterweight champion Carlos Maussa needed three trips to the scale to make weight for tomorrow's clash against IBF champ Ricky Hatton. Maussa first weighed in at 140.25, but shed the excess poundage within forty minutes. Hatton weighed in at 139.5 on his first attempt read more ...

It’s been a hard few months for IBF Jr welterweight king Ricky Hatton. After winning the belt from all-time great Kostya Tszyu, there was a split with promoter Frank Warren that turned sour. Warren threatened to have the upcoming unification fight with WBA champ Carlos Maussa cancelled, and there was a period of limbo for Ricky whilst he waited for things to be sorted out. With Warren’s threat of an injunction now taken back, Ricky is read more ...

Fortunately for American fight fans, the unification clash between IBF light welterweight champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton and WBA titleholder Carlos Maussa at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, England on November 26th will be broadcast live in the United States on Pay Per View ($19.95) at 4:00pm ET. “I originally wanted this fight to be in the States for I could fight in front American fans,” said Hatton. “But since that read more ...

IBF 140 pound champion Ricky Hatton will co-promote his first world title defense. It was reported recently that Hatton is not interetsed in giving Kostya Tszyu a rematch and now IBF world light-welterweight title holder Hatton is expected to take part in a unification bout against Colombia’s WBA champion Carlos Maussa in Sheffield Arena on November 26. But Hatton’s long-time promoter Warren read more ...

Promoter Frank Warren said today that a unification fight between IBF 140lb champ Ricky Hatton and WBA champ Carlos Maussa is "an option." Warren acknowledged a rematch clause between Maussa and dethroned champ Vivian Harris, but asked "Who is going to want to watch that rubbish again and which TV company is going to pay for it?" read more ...

"I think it was a good fight and I was the better man tonight," stated newly crowned, three-time WBC champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. Saturday at the post-fight press conference in Atlantic City following his demolition of Arturo Gatti. "I don't hate Arturo Gatti," said Floyd. "He gave it his all. I respect him as a fighter." As to his future plans, Mayweather stated "In the future, I will have to do it in New York. read more ...

In one of the worst genuine world title fights, in terms of quality for many years, Maussa stunned the out of shape 27 year-old champion with a cracking left hook to floor him for the full count after 43 seconds of the seventh round. The opening round saw both men start fast but even at that early stage the lack of quality was evident for all to see. read more ...

Bold. Brash. Flamboyant. Cocky. Those are just some of the words used to describe Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his behavior in recent days. Those same words were recycled ad nauseum Wednesday afternoon when the former two-division champion interrupted Arturo Gatti's final press conference for their fight on Saturday. Originally Gatti and his camp were slated to have their own conference at 11AM at the Copacabana night club in New York City. read more ...