Ricky Hatton

Ricky Hatton

Hatton in 2009
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Real name Richard John Hatton
Nickname(s)
  • The Hitman
  • The Manchester Mexican
  • The Pride of Hyde
Rated at
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
Reach 65 in (165 cm)
Nationality British[2][3]
Born (1978-10-06) 6 October 1978
Stockport,
Greater Manchester,
England
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 48
Wins 45
Wins by KO 32
Losses 3

Richard John "Ricky" Hatton, MBE (born 6 October 1978) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2012, and currently works as a boxing promoter and trainer.[4] During his boxing career he held multiple world titles at light-welterweight and one at welterweight, as well as the lineal light-welterweight title. Hatton is ranked by BoxRec as the best British light-welterweight of all time; the second best in Europe; and seventh best in the world. In 2005 he was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA).

In 2000 he won the British light-welterweight title, followed by the WBU light-welterweight title the following year; a record fifteen successful defences of the latter were made from 2001 to 2004. Hatton reached the pinnacle of his career in 2005 when he defeated Kostya Tszyu for the unified IBF, Ring, and lineal light-welterweight titles. This was followed up later that year with a victory over Carlos Maussa to claim the WBA (Super) light-welterweight title.

Making his welterweight debut in 2006, Hatton won a tough fight against WBA champion Luis Collazo. A return to light-welterweight in 2007 saw him win the vacant IBF title for a second time, as well as the IBO title. In the same year, Hatton suffered his professional loss, to Floyd Mayweather Jr., in an attempt to win the WBC, Ring, and lineal welterweight titles. This loss took a severe toll on Hatton's wellbeing, as did a second loss to Manny Pacquiao in 2009.

After his career was put on a long hiatus, rumours of a comeback continued to circulate the media over the next several years.[5][6] In 2011, Hatton announced his retirement from the sport,[7][8] but in 2012, more than three years after his last fight, he confirmed his comeback.[9] A loss to Vyacheslav Senchenko in his first match back prompted Hatton to immediately announce his final retirement.[10]

Hatton has been lauded as one of the most beloved and popular British boxers of all time, with a raucaus fanbase that travelled multiple times across the Atlantic to support him.[8][11][12][13]

Biography

Born in Stockport, Hatton was raised on the Hattersley council estate in Hyde, Greater Manchester and trained at the Sale West ABC (Racecourse Estate). He was educated at Hattersley High School. His grandfather and his father both played for Rochdale and Hatton had a trial for the youth team. He found a local boxing club in Hyde to train at. His entrance music is the Manchester City club song "Blue Moon", as performed by the band "Supra."[14] Aged 14, Hatton was taken by his uncles Ged and Paul to Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium to watch the second fight between Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank. He joined the family carpet business on leaving school, but after he cut four of his fingers with a Stanley knife, his father made him a salesman to prevent him from losing his fingers.[15]

Boxing career

Hatton in training on 1 May 2006.

Hatton had a short amateur career, in which he won seven British titles and represented his country at the 1996 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships.[16] His elimination in the semi-finals caused controversy. Four of the five judges awarded the contest to Hatton, but under the scoring rules Hatton was defeated as the fifth judge gave the match to Hatton's opponent by 16 points. The judge was later found to have accepted a bribe, and disillusioned with the amateur governing bodies, Hatton turned professional, aged 18.[17]

Hatton was based at Billy "The Preacher" Graham's gym in Moss Side,[16] where fellow boxers included Carl Thompson and Michael Gomez. Hatton's debut fight was on 10 September 1997 against Colin McAuley in Widnes at Kingsway Leisure Centre. Hatton won by a TKO in first round,[18] while in his second fight he boxed at Madison Square Garden in New York.[18] Soon he was fighting on the undercard of contests involving major British boxers, such as the two World Boxing Organization (WBO) cruiserweight title fights between Thompson and Chris Eubank in 1998.[19] In 1999 the British Boxing Writers' Club named Hatton their Young Boxer of the Year.[20] His first international title came in May 1999, when he defeated Dillon Carew for the WBO inter-continental light-welterweight title.[21]

Hatton's next four fights after gaining the WBO inter-continental belt were all won within four rounds.[17] He then gained the World Boxing Association (WBA) inter-continental title following a unification bout against Giuseppe Lauri.[22] The following month he fought Jon Thaxton for the British title. Despite sustaining a cut over his left eye in the first round, Hatton continued for the full 12 rounds and won on points, the first time in his career that he had been taken beyond six rounds.[23] As the cut was his fourth above the same eye, Hatton had plastic surgery on his eyebrow that November, with a view to a world title shot in the spring.[24] Hatton claimed the vacant World Boxing Union (WBU) light-welterweight title in March 2001, having sent opponent Tony Pep to the canvas three times in the process.[25]

Light Welterweight

Hatton vs. Tszyu

On 5 June 2005, Hatton defeated The Ring & IBF Light Welterweight Champion Kostya Tszyu, then widely regarded as one of the top pound-for-pound boxers in the world by a technical knockout after the Australian failed to answer the bell for the 12th round. Hatton was a heavy underdog for this fight and the victory announced his entry to the upper echelons of the world boxing scene. Prior to the fight, the majority of boxing critics had given Hatton little or no chance and this victory was regarded as one of the best victories by an English boxer in the last 20 years.

Light Welterweight Unification

On 26 November 2005, Hatton won the WBA Light Welterweight title when he defeated Carlos Maussa in the ninth round of a unification bout.[26] In December, Hatton was named the 2005 Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year.[27]

Hatton relinquished his IBF belt on 29 March 2006 after refusing to fulfil a mandatory defence against number one contender Naoufel Ben Rabah because he intended to move up to the welterweight class.[28] Hatton signed a three-fight contract with Dennis Hobson's fight academy after splitting from long time promoter Frank Warren.[29] The three fights would take place in the United States.

Welterweight

Hatton vs. Collazo

Hatton moved up a division to meet American Luis Collazo for the WBA Welterweight Championship crown which took place on 13 May 2006.[30] Hatton won the WBA crown from Collazo but struggled. Hatton started well, knocking Collazo down in the very first few seconds of the first round,[31] but it turned out to be one of the toughest fights of his career, with some boxing analysts claiming Collazo won the fight,[31] although many thought Hatton had done enough early on to secure victory, with the knockdown a pivotal point in the fight.

Return to Light Welterweight

Hatton vs. Urango

Hatton's first fight back at light welterweight was against then IBF Light Welterweight Champion Juan Urango for his title and the vacant IBO Light Welterweight title on 20 January 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hatton's promoter, Dennis Hobson, stated that the impetus for moving back down was to set up a fight with José Luis Castillo, a fighter who nearly beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. at lightweight in 2002.[32] Hatton ended up winning a 12-round unanimous decision against Urango to re-capture the IBF Light Welterweight title. He won all but one round on all three judges' scorecards. Castillo, who was on the undercard, also won (via split decision), setting up their long-awaited fight.

Hatton vs. Castillo

Hatton was forced to relinquish his IBF title again on 10 February to be able to fight Castillo. The fight was held on 23 June 2007, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada.[33] In round four, Hatton landed a "perfect" left hook to the liver, which put Castillo to the canvas.[34] Hatton later claimed that 4 of Castillo's ribs were broken with this one punch. Unable to stand up, Castillo was counted out for the first time in his career.

Return to Welterweight

Hatton vs. Mayweather Jr.

Hatton and Floyd Mayweather Jr. at a press conference, 2007

Hatton agreed to terms on 27 July for an 8 December 2007 welterweight fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr.[35] which was considered to be the biggest welterweight fight since the 1999 clash between Oscar De La Hoya and Puerto Rican legend Tito Trinidad. The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas was announced as the venue on 17 August 2007. The fight was agreed to less than three months after Mayweather had said he planned to retire following a victory over Oscar De La Hoya. Hatton was able to bring the fight to Mayweather in the early rounds. In the 1st round, Hatton caught Mayweather with a left jab which knocked Mayweather off balance.[36] His constant pressure appeared to make Mayweather uncomfortable at first. In the third round, Mayweather landed a right that cut Hatton above the right eye.[37] In round six, referee Joe Cortez took a point away from Hatton after he appeared to hit Mayweather on the back of the head while Mayweather was rested between the ropes.[38] However, the punch was revealed to have hit the rope rather than Mayweather's head, but Hatton was warned for punching behind the head on numerous occasions before the deduction. Hatton became angry at the referee's decision to deduct a point and turned his back on him. Hatton later claimed he was angered by the referee, which caused him to lose his calm and contributed to his downfall.[39] Hatton was able to hold his own until round eight, when Mayweather began to adapt to Hatton and started counterattacking. Mayweather knocked Hatton down to the mat in round ten.[40] Hatton got up, but Mayweather quickly resumed his attack, resulting in Joe Cortez putting a stop to the fight and Hatton's corner threw in the towel. Mayweather commented post-match that "Ricky Hatton is one tough fighter. He is still a champion in my eyes and I'd love to see him fight again ... Ricky Hatton is probably one of toughest competitors I've faced. I hit him with some big ones but he kept coming and I can see why they call him the 'Hitman'."[41] The fight received large amounts of publicity, with both fighters promoting the fight heavily.

Second Return to Light Welterweight

Hatton vs. Lazcano

Hatton before his fight with Juan Lazcano at City of Manchester Stadium

On 24 May 2008, Hatton beat Mexican Juan Lazcano by unanimous decision with scores of 120–110, 120–108 and 118–110,[42] in front of his home crowd of 55,000 (a post-World War II record for a boxing match in Britain),[43] at City of Manchester Stadium to retain The Ring Magazine and IBO Light Welterweight titles.[44] Hatton did well when he boxed and controlled the range, utilising his jab and dominating a lot of the early exchanges. In round eight, Hatton absorbed a left hook to the chin that wobbled him. In round ten, Hatton was hurt again by a left hook.[44][45] Despite that, Hatton outworked Lazcano to win at least ten of the rounds.

Hatton vs. Malignaggi

Hatton fought Paulie Malignaggi of the United States at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on 22 November for Hatton's The Ring Light Welterweight title.[46] He was trained for the fight by Floyd Mayweather, Sr.[47] Hatton dominated for all of the fight and defeated Malignaggi by 11th-round TKO when Malignaggi's trainer, Buddy McGirt, threw in the towel 48 seconds into the round.[48]

Hatton vs. Pacquiao

Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao with their trainers at the Trafford Centre

Hatton fought Manny Pacquiao on 2 May 2009 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The fight was at light welterweight, which was the sixth weight category Pacquiao has fought at and is the weight at which Hatton was previously undefeated.[49] Pacquiao defeated Hatton in the second round by a KO victory after knocking Hatton down twice in the first round. Following the loss to Pacquiao, Hatton put his career on hiatus. After more than a year out of action, in a June 2010 interview with Gulfnews.com, the British boxer seemed uninterested in coming to the ring again. He stated: "Boxing started off as a habit and it ended up giving me some money and making me a little bit of a better person. But I don't think I will have a fight again. But you can never say never as I have not announced officially that I won't be boxing. At the moment I don't have any fire in the belly for a fight or to get myself to a gym." However, Hatton also added: "But it has been only 13 months and I am only 31, so never count me out."[50]

Hatton has also voiced suspicion that Manny Pacquiao maybe using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Hatton said he should have made the same blood testing demand as Floyd Mayweather Jr., whose fight against the Filipino fighter fell through in early 2010.[51]

Final comeback as welterweight

Hatton vs. Senchenko

On 14 September 2012, Hatton confirmed he would return to professional boxing with a fight against an unnamed opponent scheduled to take place in November that year.[9][52][53] Tickets for the comeback sold out in two days,[54] before the opponent or undercard were announced.[55] His opponent was later revealed to be Vyacheslav Senchenko. Having reached a maximum weight of nearly 15 stone (95 kg),[56] in the months leading up to his comeback, Hatton's bodyweight decreased by nearly half his fighting weight.[57]

Hatton started the fight the stronger of the pair, but did not time his shots well.[58] Senchenko used his superior reach to land jabs, and gained the upper hand as the fight progressed.[59] In the ninth round, a left hook to the body sent Hatton to the floor. Knocked down by the type of punch previously viewed as his own signature, Hatton was counted out by the referee.[60] It was the third time Hatton had been stopped, taking his overall record to 45 wins and 3 defeats.[61] He announced his final retirement from the ring immediately afterwards,[4][59] saying "I needed one more fight to see if I had still got it – and I haven't. I found out tonight it isn't there no more."[58]

Outside the ring

Hatton is a passionate supporter of Manchester City, with strong links to the club via his father and grandfather, who are both former players. Hatton also once had a trial at City for the youth team. His entrance music was the club's song "Blue Moon" as performed by the band "Supra". Good friend Wayne Rooney,[62] who plays for archrivals Manchester United, was with Hatton in his dressing room before a bout and carried one of his belts to the ring. Hatton's best friend is Lee Rawsthorne, who regularly carried Hatton's belt into the ring. Hatton is also good friends with another footballer, Joey Barton,[63] a former Manchester City player. Hatton also follows the non-league football club Hyde United and often attends home matches. In an appearance on Al Murray's Happy Hour Hatton admitted that if he could hit one celebrity, it would be Cristiano Ronaldo who at the time played for Manchester United.

Regarding his nickname, Hatton said, "I've always been a fan of Tommy Hearns, and everybody associates that that's where I got it from, but everybody's a Tommy Hearns fan. I got the nickname the first day I walked in the gym. I was 10 years old and put a pair of gloves on and started walloping the bag, and my amateur coach said, "Look at him, look how evil he is. He's a little Hitman."[64]

Ricky Hatton does "Ricky Fatton"

Hatton is sometimes referred to by boxing fans as "Ricky Fatton"[65] because he was known to allow himself to weigh as much as 175 to 180 pounds (35 to 40 pounds over his fight weight) when not in training for a fight. Ever since Hatton turned professional, he always opted to eat a full English breakfast before fights – his favourite place in Hyde is The Butty Box in Mottram Road, where he was interviewed by Gaby Logan for Inside Sport; and is known to drink Guinness on Thursday night when he plays darts for the New Inn. Experts used his ill-balanced diet, akin to Jake LaMotta's ballooning up between fights, to explain his poor performances in later fights and his nature to tire towards the end of fights.[66] Hatton appeared on ITV1's daytime show Loose Women in August 2007, stating that the reason he put on weight between fights was because "I have a lot on my plate at the moment."[67]

Hatton appeared on the Friday Night with Jonathan Ross show in March 2007. When the host, Ross, placed some pads on his hands and gave Hatton gloves to hit them with, he knocked a pad clean off Ross's hand with a powerful left hook. Interviewed on ITV1's Parkinson on 13 October 2007, at the beginning of the interview, Hatton handed Michael Parkinson a custom made pair of boxing shorts with 'Mike' and 'Parky' written on them. The shorts had the Barnsley emblem on them and were coloured red and blue, Barnsley Football Club's colours, because Parkinson supports Barnsley. While talking about Floyd Mayweather's arrogance, Hatton said "if there was such a thing as re-incarnation, Floyd would come back as himself."[68]

Hatton received the MBE for services to sport in the 2007 New Year Honours.[69]

In 2008, he started hosting his own live chat show called Ricky Speaks,[70] on Nuts TV. His father, Ray Hatton, said, "We had a conversation with a third party asking whether, if we were approached by the Mayweather team, would a possible rematch be on the cards."[71] Ray Hatton added, "Really, at the moment we're looking at Manny Pacquiao. It's very nice for Ricky to still be in such a big league."[72]

Although negotiations stalled at some points, Hatton fought the number one pound-for-pound fighter, Manny Pacquiao, on 2 May 2009.[49][73] Hatton hosted the 9 November edition of WWE Raw, defeating Chavo Guerrero in a match.

On 13 September 2010, Hatton was admitted to a rehabilitation facility, The Priory, in Roehampton, London, UK, for substance abuse to tackle a drink and depression problem. He was caught on camera apparently snorting class A drugs, lines of cocaine, in a Manchester hotel room. Doctors said they were more worried about his depression and alcohol abuse than drug use. Hatton sought medical help two weeks prior after news emerged about a night out where he drank 11 pints of Guinness, vodka and sambuca during the night out with Emma Bowe, 29, the Irish national senior women's boxing champion.[74]

Family

Hatton's mother, Carol, still works on the carpet stall on Glossop Market in the Peak District. His father Ray was his manager,[75] and manages Hatton's brother and fellow boxer Matthew Hatton. Hatton and his girlfriend, Jennifer Dooley, live in his house, the "Heartbreak Hotel", named after his favourite artist, Elvis, in Hyde.[62]

Hatton has a son, Campbell, conceived after a short reconciliation with ex-girlfriend Claire. Hatton set up a trust fund to make sure his son was always provided for and sees him every day.[76]

On 12 September 2010, the Sunday tabloid News of the World published a front-page story alleging Hatton has been a regular cocaine user with accompanying pictures showing the boxer apparently using the drug.[77] Hatton was said to be "devastated" following the story.[78]

Charity

Hatton is a supporter of The Village News, Haughton Green's local children's newspaper made by children in aid of charity. Hatton supported them at a charity auction by appearing and signing boxing gloves, with the evening raising £1,600. Hatton was also recently a special guest speaker for The Toby Henderson Trust at a sportsmans' dinner at the Gosforth Marriott Hotel. Thanks to Hatton's help via donations and a highly successful auction, a lot of money was raised for the Centre for First Inistuitives in Crosby Liverpool.

In 2013, Hatton became the patron of Manchester-based homeless charity Barnabus.[79]

Fans

Hatton has attracted many fans who were very vocal in their support during fights. The main chant was a modified version of the popular Christmas song "Winter Wonderland", with the lyrics changed to promote Hatton.[80]

Hatton fans also liked to taunt opponents by singing "Who Are Ya?", a popular English football chant. Along with Floyd Mayweather, Hatton is referenced by New York rapper GZA on the track "Paper Plate" of his 2008 album, Pro Tools.[81]

Hatton Promotions

Main article: Hatton Promotions

Hatton has his own boxing promotions that has boxers Anthony Upton, Sonny Upton, Pauly Upton, Lucas Browne, Cameron Hammond, Damien Hooper, Zhanat Zhakiyanov, Adam Etches, Matty Askin, Scott Jenkins Sergey Rabchenko and Ryan Burnett.

Book

"The Hitman – My story", an autobiography co-authored with Niall Hickman, was published in 2007 (ed. Ebury Press).[82] Another autobiography, "War and Peace", followed this. His third book, "Ricky Hatton's Vegas Tales", was published in May 2015.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
48 fights 45 wins 3 losses
By knockout 32 3
By decision 12 0
By disqualification 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
48 Loss 45–3 Vyacheslav Senchenko KO 9 (10), 2:52 24 Nov 2012 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
47 Loss 45–2 Manny Pacquiao KO 2 (12), 2:59 2 May 2009 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US Lost IBO, The Ring, and lineal light-welterweight titles
46 Win 45–1 Paulie Malignaggi TKO 11 (12), 0:48 22 Nov 2008 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US Retained IBO, The Ring, and lineal light-welterweight titles
45 Win 44–1 Juan Lazcano UD 12 24 May 2008 City Stadium, Manchester, England Retained IBO, The Ring, and lineal light-welterweight titles
44 Loss 43–1 Floyd Mayweather Jr. TKO 10 (12), 1:35 8 Dec 2007 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US For WBC, The Ring, and lineal welterweight titles
43 Win 43–0 José Luis Castillo KO 4 (12), 2:16 23 Jun 2007 Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, US Retained IBO, The Ring, and lineal light-welterweight titles;
Won vacant WBC International light-welterweight title
42 Win 42–0 Juan Urango UD 12 20 Jan 2007 Paris, Paradise, Nevada, US Retained The Ring and lineal light-welterweight titles;
Won IBF and vacant IBO light-welterweight titles
41 Win 41–0 Luis Collazo UD 12 13 May 2006 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, US Won WBA welterweight title
40 Win 40–0 Carlos Maussa KO 9 (12), 1:10 26 Nov 2005 Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, England Retained IBF, The Ring, and lineal light-welterweight titles;
Won WBA (Super) light-welterweight title
39 Win 39–0 Kostya Tszyu RTD 11 (12), 3:00 4 Jun 2005 MEN Arena, Manchester, England Won IBF, The Ring, and lineal light-welterweight titles
38 Win 38–0 Ray Oliveira KO 10 (12), 1:38 11 Dec 2004 ExCeL, London, England Retained WBU light-welterweight title
37 Win 37–0 Michael Stewart TKO 5 (12), 2:57 1 Oct 2004 MEN Arena, Manchester, England Retained WBU light-welterweight title
36 Win 36–0 Carlos Wilfredo Vilches UD 12 12 Jun 2004 MEN Arena, Manchester, England Retained WBU light-welterweight title
35 Win 35–0 Dennis Holbæk Pedersen TKO 6 (12), 2:32 3 Apr 2004 MEN Arena, Manchester, England Retained WBU light-welterweight title
34 Win 34–0 Ben Tackie UD 12 13 Dec 2003 MEN Arena, Manchester, England Retained WBU light-welterweight title
33 Win 33–0 Aldo Nazareno Rios RTD 9 (12), 3:00 27 Sep 2003 MEN Arena, Manchester, England Retained WBU light-welterweight title
32 Win 32–0 Vince Phillips UD 12 5 Apr 2003 MEN Arena, Manchester, England Retained WBU light-welterweight title
31 Win 31–0 Joe Hutchinson KO 4 (12), 1:16 14 Dec 2002 Telewest Arena, Newcastle, England Retained WBU light-welterweight title
30 Win 30–0 Stephen Smith DQ 2 (12), 0:28 28 Sep 2002 MEN Arena, Manchester, England Retained WBU light-welterweight title;
Smith disqualified after his cornermen entered the ring
29 Win 29–0 Eamonn Magee UD 12 1 Jun 2002 MEN Arena, Manchester, England Retained WBU light-welterweight title
28 Win 28–0 Mikhail Krivolapov TKO 9 (12), 2:31 9 Feb 2002 MEN Arena, Manchester, England Retained WBU light-welterweight title
27 Win 27–0 Justin Rowsell TKO 2 (12), 0:36 15 Dec 2001 Wembley Conference Centre, London, England Retained WBU light-welterweight title
26 Win 26–0 Freddie Pendleton KO 2 (12), 2:40 27 Oct 2001 MEN Arena, Manchester, England Retained WBU light-welterweight title
25 Win 25–0 John Bailey TKO 5 (12), 0:36 15 Sep 2001 MEN Arena, Manchester, England Retained WBU light-welterweight title
24 Win 24–0 Jason Rowland KO 4 (12), 2:08 7 Jul 2001 Velodrome, Manchester, England Retained WBU light-welterweight title
23 Win 23–0 Tony Pep TKO 4 (12), 2:30 26 Mar 2001 Wembley Conference Centre, London, England Won vacant WBU light-welterweight title
22 Win 22–0 Jon Thaxton PTS 12 21 Oct 2000 Wembley Conference Centre, London, England Won vacant British light-welterweight title
21 Win 21–0 Giuseppe Lauri TKO 5 (12), 1:57 23 Sep 2000 York Hall, London, England Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title;
Won WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
20 Win 20–0 Gilbert Quiros KO 2 (12), 1:48 10 Jun 2000 Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, US Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
19 Win 19–0 Ambioris Figuero TKO 4 (12), 0:49 16 May 2000 Spectrum Arena, Warrington, England Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
18 Win 18–0 Pedro Alonso Teran TKO 4 (12), 2:55 25 Mar 2000 Olympia, Liverpool, England Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
17 Win 17–0 Leoncio Garces TKO 3 (8), 1:37 29 Jan 2000 MEN Arena, Manchester, England
16 Win 16–0 Mark Winters TKO 4 (12), 0:51 11 Dec 1999 Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
15 Win 15–0 Bernard Paul RTD 4 (12), 3:00 9 Oct 1999 Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
14 Win 14–0 Mark Ramsey PTS 6 17 Jul 1999 The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
13 Win 13–0 Dillon Carew TKO 5 (12), 2:00 29 May 1999 North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax, England Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
12 Win 12–0 Brian Coleman KO 2 (10), 1:18 3 Apr 1999 Royal Albert Hall, London, England
11 Win 11–0 Tommy Peacock TKO 2 (10), 2:21 27 Feb 1999 Sports Centre, Oldham, England Won vacant British Central Area light-welterweight title
10 Win 10–0 Paul Denton TKO 6 (8), 0:19 19 Dec 1998 Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
9 Win 9–0 Kevin Carter TKO 1 (6) 31 Oct 1998 Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
8 Win 8–0 Pascal Montulet KO 2 (6) 19 Sep 1998 Arena Oberhausen, Oberhausen, Germany
7 Win 7–0 Anthony Campbell PTS 6 18 Jul 1998 Ponds Forge, Sheffield, England
6 Win 6–0 Mark Ramsey PTS 6 30 May 1998 Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Bristol, England
5 Win 5–0 Karl Taylor TKO 1 (6), 1:45 18 Apr 1998 MEN Arena, Manchester, England
4 Win 4–0 Paul Salmon TKO 1 (4), 1:47 27 Mar 1998 Ice Rink, Telford, England
3 Win 3–0 David Thompson TKO 1 (4), 1:25 17 Jan 1998 Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Bristol, England
2 Win 2–0 Robbie Alvarez UD 4 19 Dec 1997 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
1 Win 1–0 Colin McAuley RTD 1 (4), 3:00 11 Sep 1997 Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, England Professional debut

Titles in boxing

Amateur

Professional

Regional titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Dean Bramhald		 British Central Area light-welterweight champion
27 February 1999 – May 1999
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Tony Montana
Vacant
Title last held by
Emanuel Augustus		 WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight champion
29 May 1999 – October 2000
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Ebo Elder
Preceded by
Giuseppe Lauri		 WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight champion
23 September 2000 – October 2000
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Khalid Rahilou
Preceded by
Jon Thaxton		 British light-welterweight champion
21 October 2000 – March 2001
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Junior Witter
Minor world titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Jason Rowland		 WBU light-welterweight champion
26 March 2001 – 2005
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Lee McAllister
Vacant
Title last held by
Stevie Johnston		 IBO light-welterweight champion
20 January 2007 – 2 May 2009 		Succeeded by
Manny Pacquiao
Major world titles
Preceded by
Kostya Tszyu		 IBF light-welterweight champion
4 June 2005 – 29 March 2006
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Juan Urango
The Ring light-welterweight champion
4 June 2005 – 2 May 2009 		Succeeded by
Manny Pacquiao
Lineal light-welterweight champion
4 June 2005 – 2 May 2009
Vacant
Title last held by
Kostya Tszyu
stripped		 WBA light-welterweight champion
Super title
26 November 2005 – 4 May 2006
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Amir Khan
Preceded by
Luis Collazo		 WBA welterweight champion
13 May 2006 – 31 August 2006
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Miguel Cotto
Preceded by
Juan Urango		 IBF light-welterweight champion
20 January 2007 – 11 February 2007
Stripped 		Vacant
Title next held by
Lovemore N'dou

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  2. ↑ Anon (24 June 2005). "Birth of a British champion, but can Ricky Hatton take the pressure at this level?". University of York's Student website. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
  3. ↑ Kieran Mulvaney (17 January 2007). "Hatton finds Las Vegas stage is his calling". ESPN. Retrieved 1 October 2007. "It makes me proud to be British"
  4. 1 2 Reuters. "Hatton retires again after ninth round knockout". Yahoo! news. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Ricky Hatton announces boxing comeback Daily Telegraph, 13 January 2010
  6. ↑ Ricky Hatton's Comeback to happen at Welterweight BoxingScene, 11 January 2010
  7. ↑ Ben Dirs. "Ben Dirs: The Hitman fires a parting shot". BBC. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
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