News - Fight Ricky Hatton -VS- Floyd Mayweather

In a recent interview with Brent Matteo Alderson of BoxingScene.com, Roger Mayweather, trainer and uncle of WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr., gave his thoughts on a variety of topics. He thinks a great fight will happen when Floyd Mayweather takes on Ricky Hatton on Dec. 8 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and thinks Hatton's only chance to win is to stay close and be aggressive read more ...

They are two of boxing’s best, two of the most exciting fighters in the sport today, and both are undefeated. They stand atop their weight divisions and fight fans are in for a thrill as pound-for-pound king of the ring and welterweight champion “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather will meet British icon and junior welterweight champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton on Saturday, December 8 for the 147-pound championship read more ...

The superfight between Floyd Mayweather and Ricky Hatton is on. "The contract provided what we wanted and we are officially signed up," Ricky's father/manager Ray Hatton told the BBC, "and our lawyers have told us that the Mayweather camp have also signed. Now we are just waiting for the date and venue to be made official." The bout will reportedly be promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, possibly December 8 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas read more ...

"Floyd Mayweather is a dream fight for me, the main man on my list," said Hatton to the UK Telegraph. "I've made no secret of the fact that I want to fight the best, and Mayweather represents the biggest challenge out there. I know it will be the toughest fight of my career. I think I have the style to beat him, and I can think of no greater motivation than going in against the man considered the world's No 1 pound-for-pound fighter." read more ...