News - Ricky Hatton

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 ...

It was announced today that IBF jr welterweight champion Ricky Hatton will face WBA titlist Carlos Maussa in a unification bout on November 26 at the Sheffield Arena in Shefield, England. This will be Haton's first fight away from the umbrella of promoter Frank Warren's Sports Network. The fight will be promoted by Dennis Hobson. "I said after I beat Tszyu that my next fights would be unification matches," stated Hatton read more ...

World junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton plans on signing a new promotional contract with Sheffield, England promoter Dennis Hobson, the BBC reported on Tuesday. Frank Warren, the most powerful promoter in the United Kingdom and Hatton's longtime promoter, has already filed a lawsuit against Hatton, claiming there is still has time left on his deal with Hatton. Hatton's father Ray denied they breached any contract read more ...

Frank Warren has sued Ricky Hatton, the junior welterweight champion of the world, to prevent him from becoming a promotional free agent. Hatton's management declared the contract with Warren expired after his last fight, the championship win over Kostya Tszyu. Warren's company Sports Network issued a statement saying, "with great sadness and regret, Sports Network Ltd has today commenced proceedings in the [British] High Court 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 ...

Ricky Hatton's trainer Billy Graham has dismissed the prospect of a rematch against Kostya Tszyu. Hatton defeated the former world light-welterweight champion to claim his IBF title over 11 brutal rounds in Manchester in June. And the Australian stated recently that if he decides to fight on he would seek a second big-money meeting with the new champion. But Graham said any rematch chances are slight, with Hatton's team 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 ...

Johnny Lewis: "After the ninth round I told Kostya that he had to win the last three. In the 10th he took a couple of big shots and I told him that if he got hit with any more that I would stop the fight rather than see him hurt. After the 11th I asked him again if he was OK and he said 'yes' but I told him I was stopping the fight because he was getting hit too much and he didn't respond..." read more ...