Posts Tagged ‘Ricky Hatton’

Last Friday, former IBF junior welterweight and NABO light welterweight titlist “The Magic Man” Paulie Malignaggi met with his promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, to discuss his upcoming bout against WBA welterweight champion Vyacheslav Senchenko on a date and venue to be determined. De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs), who defeated 17 world champions and ...

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Former WBA welterweight and IBF light welterweight champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton told the Daily Star Sunday he has urged fellow Brit Amir "King" Khan to not rush into fighting WBC world welterweight titlist “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather. Khan (26-2, 18 KOs) relinquished his IBF and WBA world light welterweight belts to Lamont Peterson due ...

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Former WBA welterweight and IBF light welterweight champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton will make his debut as a head trainer November 12 when he works the corner for 20-year-old welterweight prospect Adam Little. Hatton (45-2, 32 KOs), who never fought again following his vicious second round knockout loss to Manny Pacquiao in May 2009, officially ...

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Former WBA welterweight and IBF light welterweight champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton told BBC Five Live last Friday he predicts current light welterweight titlist Amir “King” Khan could beat iconic prizefighter “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather. "Amir is looking sensational,” said Hatton, 33, the 2005 Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year. “A ...

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Former WBA welterweight and IBF light welterweight champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton told BBC radio last Thursday he battled depression and considered suicide following his vicious second round knockout loss to Manny Pacquiao in May 2009. Hatton (45-2, 32 KOs), who never fought again after the beating he absorbed from Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KOs), officially ...

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WBC and WBO welterweight champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao is the greatest offensive pugilist of his generation. Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs), the first boxer to win ten world titles in eight different weight divisions, fortified that distinction with his recent demolitions of Antonio Margarito (38-7-0-1, 27 KOs), Joshua Clottey (35-4-0-1, 20 KOs), Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KOs), Ricky ...

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Former undisputed heavyweight champion “Iron” Mike Tyson was informed last Monday by the Boxing Writers Association of America that he has been included on a 45-man ballot for induction into the class of 2011 International Boxing Hall of Fame. Tyson, easily one of the most skilled prizefighters ever, made his professional debut in the squared circle with ...

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Former two-time IBF and IBO light welterweight champion Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton was stripped of his boxing license Thursday by the British Boxing Board of Control after he was found guilty of misconduct for drug use. Hatton (45-2, 32 KOs), who is currently in a rehabilitation clinic for drinking and depression, has not fought since he ...

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