Last night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV, Manny Pacquiao made a mockery of the lengthy pre-fight buildup with opponent Ricky Hatton, turning what had been promoted as a titanic battle of light welterweight warriors into a one-sided hammering that ended with Hatton KO'd before he even hit the canvas in the second round.

Hatton had started the contest strong, backing up southpaw Pacquiao and looking to make the bout into the kind of close quarters brawl in which he excels.

But once Pacquiao began to punch back, he had no difficulty in finding the target and soon Hatton was decked from a short counter right hook.

The Englishman didn't look hurt and beat the count with no problems and resumed his heavy pressure upon his rival
but shortly afterward was floored again when a left hand connected flush. More...

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Ahead of tonight's massive fight card at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, the principal boxers all weighed in.

12 rounds, IBO Light Welterweight title
Ricky Hatton: 140 lb
Manny Pacquiao: 138 lb More...

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Manny Pacquiao:
"I am ready for the fight on Saturday. I know Ricky Hatton has trained hard for this fight. I have seen it on 24/7.

"I respect Ricky Hatton. He is a good person. He is a nice guy and I would like to remind everyone that there is nothing personal for this fight and we are just doing our job to give a good fight to the people and make them happy. More...

One of boxing's hottest prospects and rising middleweight star, Daniel "The Golden Child" Jacobs, has been added to the much anticipated May 2nd pay-per-view undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton: "The Battle of East and West" at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The highly touted prospect will be featured in the third of four pay-per-view undercard bouts against former two-time world amateur champion Mike Walker. More...

A world championship battle between north and south will highlight the May 2 pay-per-view undercard for Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton: "The Battle of East and West."

WBC Super Featherweight Champion Humberto Soto of Mexico will defend his title against Canadian contender Benoit Gaudet. The pay-per-view broadcast will also feature undefeated top-rated junior middleweight contender James Kirkland, risking his rating and record when he takes on Mike Walker. More...

Last night at the Casino in Rama, Ontario, IBF Super Bantam titlist Steve Molitor retained his crown for the fifth time when he stopped WBC Latino titlist Ceferino Dario Labarda in the tenth round.

In a battle of southpaws, Molitor proved to have more in the tank as he pulled away from the Argentine visitor in the later rounds after the early going was fairly close.

With the win, the 28 year old "Canadian Kid" run his record to 28-0 (11) and edges ever closer to a lucrative unification match.

Fighting for the first time outside of Argentina, 27 year old Labarda suffers his first career loss to drop to 18-1 (7).

Molitor's top domestic competition, NABA Super Bantam titlist Olivier Lontchi, 16-0-2 (6), drew with Eduardo Garcia, 18-5-1 (7), after ten rounds of combat.

Another NABA titlist, super featherweight Benoit Gaudet, 18-1 (7), outpointed Alejandro Berrera, 18-2 (12), after ten rounds.

IBF World Champion Lucian Bute, 22-0-0 (18), has signed a new promotion agreement with InterBox. Boxing fans throughout

Quebec will be able to follow the Romanian Sensation’s brilliant career live and in their living rooms for the next few years.

"Lucian Bute is the cream of our crop at InterBox and I am delighted that he has signed a long term agreement with us," said InterBox President Eric Lucas. More...

It wasn't the busiest of Friday nights across the globe but there were a few good fights on tap and we begin in America where former IBF Lightweight Champion Paul Spadafora, 41-0-1 (16), started another comeback by winning every frame of an eight rounder against Shad Howard, 13-11-3 (6), at the Avalon Hotel in Erie, PA.

32 year old Spadafora was appearing in just his fifth contest since WBA titlist Leonard Dorin held him to a draw in their unification bout of 2003, which was coincidentally the last world title bout that "The Pittsburgh Kid" has taken part in.

At the Utopia Theatre in The Bronx, NY, light middle Andrey Tsurkan, 26-3 (17), bounced back from losing his NABF title via split decision to Yuri Foreman in December to stop ex-IBF welterweight title challenger Jessie Feliciano, 15-7-3 (9), in the eighth of a scheduled ten rounder.

The Bronx based 30 year old Russian fighter has now gone 7-1 over his last eight bouts and is steadily climbing the ladder towards a world title opportunity.

Also on the bill, well-traveled Polish heavyweight Albert Sosnowski, 43-1 (26), continued to build his resume with a fifth round finishing of Terrell Nelson, 8-5 (5). More...

Interbox stages a show tonight at the Repentigny Arena in Repentigny, Quebec which sees middleweight Renan St. Juste, 16-1-1 (11), square off with Elkeana Ali Saunders, 8-1-1 (4), of The Bahamas over ten rounds.

Also on the bill are Quebecois prospects Benoit Gaudet, and Sebastien Gauthier.

Renan St. Juste: 160 lb
Elkeana Ali Saunders: 158.6 lb

Benoit Gaudet: 135.9 lb
Pedro Javier Torres: 135.9 lb

Sebastien Gauthier: 121.6 lb
Alvaro Muro: 121.5 lb