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

‘Magic’ Matthew Hatton, 39-4-2 (15 KOs), won the title defeating Italian Gianluca Branco by unanimous decision in March.

33-year-old Nuzhnenko, 30-1-1 (14 KOs), is the former holder of the interim WBA welterweight title and WBA Inter-Continental welterweight title but lost last year when he challenged Vyacheslav Senchenko for the full title. It was the first loss for Nuzhnenko, from Kiev Ukraine; he was defeated on a unanimous decision 116-112, 116-112, and 118-110.


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