Ricky Hatton

Richard John Hatton, MBE (born 6 October 1978) is a British former professional boxer who competed between 1997 and 2012, and has since worked as a boxing promoter and trainer.[6] During his boxing career he held multiple world championships at light-welterweight and one at welterweight. Hatton is ranked by BoxRec as the best British light-welterweight of all time, the third best in Europe, and eleventh best worldwide. In 2005 he was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine, the Boxing Writers Association of America, and ESPN.

Ricky Hatton MBE
Hatton in 2009
Statistics
Real name	Richard John Hatton
Nickname(s)	The Hitman The Manchester Mexican The Pride of Hyde[1] Fatton[2]
Weight(s)	Light-welterweight Welterweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[3]
Reach	65 in (165 cm)
Nationality	British[4][5]
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

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

Making his welterweight debut in 2006, Hatton won a tough fight against WBA champion Luis Collazo to win a world title in his second weight class. 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 a career first defeat against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in an attempt to win the WBC, Ring and lineal welterweight titles. This defeat took a severe toll on Hatton's wellbeing, as did a second defeat in 2009 when he lost his IBO, Ring and lineal light-welterweight titles to Manny Pacquiao.

After Hatton's career was put on a long hiatus, rumours of a comeback continued to circulate the media over the next several years.[7][8] In 2011, Hatton announced his retirement from the sport,[9][10] but in 2012, more than three years after his last fight, he confirmed his comeback.[11] A loss to Vyacheslav Senchenko in his first match back prompted Hatton to immediately announce his final retirement.[12]

Hatton has been lauded as one of the most beloved and popular British boxers of all time, with a raucous fan base that travelled in their tens of thousands across the Atlantic to support him.[10][13][14][15]

Early years

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."[16] 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.[17]

Amateur career

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.[18] 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.[19] Hatton was based at Billy "The Preacher" Graham's gym in Moss Side,[18] where fellow boxers included Carl Thompson and Michael Gomez.

Amateur highlights

• ABA national junior champion (class C) – light-welterweight (1994)
• ABA national junior champion (class A) – light-welterweight (1995, 1996)
• ABA national junior champion (class B) – light-welterweight (1997)
• ABA national champion – light-welterweight (1997)

Professional career

Light-welterweight

Early career

Hatton made his professional debut on 11 September 1997 against Colin McAuley in Widnes at Kingsway Leisure Centre. Hatton won by a technical knockout (TKO) in first round,[20] while in his second fight he boxed at Madison Square Garden in New York, as part of the undercard to Naseem Hamed vs. Kevin Kelley.[20] Soon he was fighting on the undercard of contests involving major British boxers, such as the two WBO cruiserweight title fights between Carl Thompson and Chris Eubank in 1998.[21] In 1999 the British Boxing Writers' Club named Hatton their Young Boxer of the Year.[22] His first international title came in May 1999, when he defeated Dillon Carew for the WBO inter-continental light-welterweight title.[23]

Hatton's next four fights after gaining the WBO inter-continental belt were all won within four rounds.[19] He then gained the WBA Inter-Continental title following a unification bout against Giuseppe Lauri.[24] The following month he fought Jon Thaxton for the vacant British title. Despite sustaining a cut over his left eye in the first round, Hatton continued for the full twelve rounds and won on points, the first time in his career that he had been taken beyond six rounds.[25] 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.[26] Hatton claimed the vacant WBU title in March 2001, having sent opponent Tony Pep to the canvas three times in the process.[27]

Hatton vs. Tszyu

On 5 June 2005, Hatton defeated IBF and The Ring champion Kostya Tszyu, then widely regarded as one of the top pound-for-pound boxers in the world by a TKO after the Australian failed to answer the bell for the twelfth 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.[28] In December, Hatton was named the 2005 Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year.[29]

Hatton relinquished his IBF title 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 division.[30] Hatton signed a three-fight contract with Dennis Hobson's fight academy after splitting from long time promoter Frank Warren.[31] The three fights would take place in the United States.

Welterweight

Hatton training in 2006

Hatton vs. Collazo

Hatton moved up a division to meet American Luis Collazo for the WBA welterweight title which took place on 13 May 2006.[32] Hatton won the WBA title from Collazo but struggled. Hatton started well, knocking Collazo down in the very first few seconds of the first round,[33] but it turned out to be one of the toughest fights of his career, with some boxing analysts claiming Collazo won the fight,[33] 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 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.[34] Hatton ended up winning a twelve-round unanimous decision (UD) 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, 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.[35] In round four, Hatton landed a "perfect" left hook to the liver, which put Castillo to the canvas.[36] Hatton later claimed that four 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.

Main article: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton

Hatton and Floyd Mayweather Jr., 2007

Hatton agreed to terms on 27 July for an 8 December 2007 welterweight fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr.[37] 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.[38] 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.[39] 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.[40] 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.[41] 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.[42] 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. Official scorecards read 88–82, 89–81, and 89–81 at the time of stoppage, all in favour of Mayweather. The fight received large amounts of publicity, with both fighters promoting the fight heavily.

Second return to light-welterweight

Hatton vs. Lazcano

Main article: Ricky Hatton vs. Juan Lazcano

Hatton in 2008

On 24 May 2008, Hatton beat Mexican Juan Lazcano by UD with scores of 120–110, 118–110, and 120–108,[43] in front of his home crowd of 55,000 (a post-World War II record for a boxing match in Britain),[44] at City of Manchester Stadium to retain The Ring and IBO light-welterweight titles.[45] 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.[45][46] Despite that, Hatton outworked Lazcano to win at least ten of the rounds.

Hatton vs. Malignaggi

Main article: Ricky Hatton vs. Paulie Malignaggi

Hatton fought Paulie Malignaggi of the United States at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on 22 November 2008 for Hatton's The Ring light-welterweight title.[47] He was trained for the fight by Floyd Mayweather, Sr.[48] Hatton dominated for all of the fight and defeated Malignaggi by eleventh-round TKO when Malignaggi's trainer, Buddy McGirt, threw in the towel 48 seconds into the round.[49]

Hatton vs. Pacquiao

Main article: Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton

Hatton with his trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. (left), Manny Pacquiao (second from right) and Freddie Roach, 2009

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.[50] Pacquiao defeated Hatton in the second round by a KO victory after knocking Hatton down twice in the first round, and then a final time in the second 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."[51]

Hatton has also voiced suspicion that Pacquiao may be using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Hatton said he should have made the same blood testing demand as Floyd Mayweather Jr., whose fight against Pacquiao fell through in early 2010.[52] However, the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) cited a medical analysis which supported Pacquiao's decision to abstain from blood testing similar to that demanded by Mayweather, stating that drawing blood close to a fight may cause "hematomas, infections or other injuries."[52] Hatton also admitted that he underestimated Pacquiao and that "it could be that he is just a great fighter who has improved."[52]

Final comeback at 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.[11][53][54] Tickets for the comeback sold out in two days,[55] before the opponent or undercard were announced.[56] His opponent was later revealed to be Vyacheslav Senchenko. Having reached a maximum weight of nearly 15 stone (95 kg),[57] in the months leading up to his comeback, Hatton's bodyweight decreased by nearly half his fighting weight.

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,[6][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 Health and Fitness - Hatton's gym in his home town of Hyde, Greater Manchester.

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".

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."[62]

Hatton parodying himself as "Ricky Fatton", 2008

Hatton is sometimes referred to by boxing fans as "Ricky Fatton"[63] 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.[64] 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."[65]

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."[66]

Hatton received the MBE for services to sport in the 2007 New Year Honours.[67]

In 2008, he started hosting his own live chat show called Ricky Speaks,[68] 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."[69] 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."[70]

Although negotiations stalled at some points, Hatton fought the number one pound-for-pound fighter, Manny Pacquiao, on 2 May 2009.[50][71]

Hatton hosted the 9 November 2009 edition of WWE Raw at the Sheffield Arena, defeating professional wrestler Chavo Guerrero in a match.[72]

On 13 September 2010, Hatton was admitted to a rehabilitation facility, The Priory, in Roehampton, London, England, 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.[73]

Family

Hatton's mother, Carol, still works on the carpet stall on Glossop Market in the Peak District. His father Ray was his manager,[74] 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.

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.[75]

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.[76] Hatton was said to be "devastated" following the story.[77]

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.[78]

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.[79]

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.[80]

Hatton Promotions

Main article: Hatton Promotions

Hatton has his own boxing promotions that has boxers Anthony Upton, Sonny Upton, Paul Upton, Lucas Browne, Cameron Hammond, Damien Hooper, Zhanat Zhakiyanov, Adam Etches, Matty Askin, Scott Jenkins Sergey Rabchenko and Ryan Burnett. On February 11, 2017 Zhanat Zhakiyanov became the first fighter under Hatton Promotions, as well as trained by Hatton, to become world champion when he defeated Rau'shee Warren by split decision (SD) to win the WBA bantamweight title.[81]

Training

Hatton is a boxing trainer. He is the trainer of Nathan Gorman, the great nephew of Bartley Gorman King of Gypsies, Zhanat Zhakiyanov as well as Irish champion Paul Upton.[82] Hatton is also the trainer of Tommy Fury, the younger brother of Tyson Fury. He was also in the corner for Tyson Fury's comeback fight in 2018 against Deontay Wilder.[83]

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 and The Ring 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 and The Ring light-welterweight titles
45	Win	44–1	Juan Lazcano	UD	12	24 May 2008	City Stadium, Manchester, England	Retained IBO and The Ring 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 and The Ring 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 and The Ring 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 light-welterweight title; 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 and The Ring 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 and The Ring 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	Manchester 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	Liverpool 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 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

Pay-per-view bouts

Date	Fight	Billing	Buys	Network	Country
8 Dec 2007	Mayweather vs. Hatton	Undefeated	920,000[84]	HBO	United States
			1,150,000[85]	Sky Box Office	United Kingdom
2 May 2009	Pacquiao vs. Hatton	The Battle of East and West	850,000[86]	HBO	United States
			900,000[87]	Sky Box Office	United Kingdom
	Total sales		3,820,000

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External links

• Official website
• Boxing record for Ricky Hatton from BoxRec

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Dean Bramhald	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 boxing 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 boxing 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
Preceded by Carlos Maussa as champion	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
Awards
Previous: Glen Johnson	The Ring Fighter of the Year 2005	Next: Manny Pacquiao
	BWAA Fighter of the Year 2005
	ESPN Fighter of the Year 2005