Ricky Hatton delivered a knockout blow to Ant and Dec last weekend, snubbing the British TV stars for big pal Matthew Macklin.

The world light-welterweight champion was due to appear on their prime-time show ‘Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway’ which pulls in millions of television viewers.

But ‘The Hitman’ told the Geordie duo to count him out when he realised his scheduled ITV appearance clashed with Macklin’s fight against Yory Boy Campas in Dublin, Ireland. More…