Following the conclusion of the “Homecoming” fight between the victorious Ricky Hatton and challenger Juan Lazcano the media gathered for an official post-fight press conference.
First to answer questions from the press were the combatants from the co-feature title bout, Lovemore N’dou and Paulie Malignaggi. Speculation is that Malignaggi could be Ricky Hatton's next opponent having successfully defeated N’dou by split decision.
'The Magic Man' (now minus his braids!) was nursing an injured hand which he believed was broken during the fight. Listen to the Malignaggi audio here:
Frank Maloney confirmed the attendance was just over 57,000 and then introduced Ricky Hatton. The Hitman entered the room to rapturous applause. His eyes swollen and bruised, he gave thanks to many people, and then talked about how he felt the fight had gone. Listen to the Hatton audio here:
(The wolf-whistles were in favour of Billy Graham who entered the room wearing a white suit!)
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