‘Saul Alvarez’

WBC light middle titlist Saul Alvarez kept hold of his belt for the second time with a sixth round finishing against veteran challenger Alfonso Gomez at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Former WBA welter title challenger Gomez started off by pressuring Alvarez, at 21 nine years younger than Gomez, but the champion proved able to outbox the challenger during the exchanges, highlighted by Gomez hitting the deck at the end of the first frame.

Undaunted, Gomez continued his advance in the second, this time working behind the jab as he and Alvarez traded right hands and lefts to the body. Alvarez remained cautious, letting Gomez lead and content to counter when the opportunity presented itself. More...

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‘Magic’ Matthew Hatton secured a Unanimous Points victory over Belarusian - Andrei Abramenka on Friday night to win the IBF International Welterweight Title.

At the famous Blackpool Tower Circus, England, Robert Waterman promoted the fight-card of six bouts which headlined Hatton’s first fight since suffering defeat to Saul Alvarez in March.

It was a steady start to the fight but Hatton picked it up in the second round – going in with a variety of shots while driving Abramenka backwards.

The fourth sees ‘Magic’ upping the pace but he sustains a cut to the left brow in the fifth from an accidental clash of heads. Thanks to the expert skills of cuts-man – Mick Williamson, the cut didn’t give Hatton any problems.

The seventh sees the Mancunian warned by Referee Marcus McDonnell for a low blow but he finishes the eighth round strongly – attacking Abramenka on the ropes as the bell ends the round. The Belarusian suffers a cut to the left eye from a punch during this frame. More...

Matthew Hatton is hell bent on never getting beaten again admitting: I’m the world’s worst loser.

‘Magic’ Matthew attempts to make a winning return at Blackpool’s Tower Circus on Friday night (Aug 19) when he meets Belarussian Andrei Abramenka for the vacant IBF intercontinental welterweight championship. More...

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Lovemore N’dou believes unbeaten welterweight star Kell Brook is on the brink of winning a world title.

Brook defeated the Australian-based South African in his first outing under new promoters Matchroom Sport, impressing all-comers in his first 12 round fight at the Hillsborough Leisure Centre in his hometown Sheffield. More...

Gary Buckland believes his victory on the Saul Alvarez-Ryan Rhodes undercard is the boost he needed to defeat British super-featherweight champion Gary Sykes, again.

The Hatton Promotions hopeful outpointed local Jose Roberto Gonzalez on the bill in Guadalajara earlier this month.

Buckland, 25, is back home in Cardiff waiting for the results of next month’s purse bid for his clash against Sykes, which the British Boxing Board of Control have ordered. More...

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WBC 154 pound boss Saul Alvarez kept his title last night at Arena VGK in Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Mexico, turning back the challenge of ex-European champion Ryan Rhodes.

14 years younger than the veteran Rhodes, the youthful Alvarez, 20, was in command from the opening round, patiently looking for openings left by the awkward challenger.

Early on Rhodes was the aggressor, searching of opportunities behind a searching jab but Alvarez's showed a tight defense and his unpredictable offensive barrages made it difficult for Rhodes to succeed at much of anything.

The middle rounds saw Alvarez begin to close the distance between the two and his superb combinations, that often started with a body shot and ended with a sharp uppercut, rattled.

Rhodes was counted as being knocked down in the fourth but he was actually swept off balance from a missed Alvarez punch.

As the bout continued, Rhodes, who constantly shifted between orthodox and southpaw stances, fell further and further behind on the cards as he was unable to find a way to get to the champion, who continued to control the pace and win exchanges. More...

Saul Alvarez is aiming to be Mexico’s next big boxing star. With a record standing in at 36-0-1 26 KO’s, he is well on his way.

He now holds the WBC Light middleweight title that was vacant when he fought Matthew Hatton for it a few months ago.

Beating Hatton, but becoming visibly frustrated with not being able to get the Briton out of there, it was a good test for the “Cinnamon Kid” who can do no wrong in the eyes of the nation whose boxing heroes are worshiped like gods.

Again, Canelo faces a British fighter, this time it’s “The Spice Boy”, Ryan Rhodes, tonight at Arena VMG in Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Mexico.

Rhodes 45-4-0 31 KO’s, is an experienced fighter, almost qualifying as a veteran. A product of the St.Thomas Gym, Wincobank, Sheffield, the same gym that produced Naseem Hamed, he's trained by the Ingles.

In fact, Rhodes and Hamed were best friends coming through the ranks together in their prime. They would often be on the same show and Naz would tell anyone who listened that Rhodes was equally as good as him, just a bigger version.

Their prime was of course about 12-13 years ago. Rhodes fights like a classic product of that gym; he is not conventional. More...

Ricky Hatton has received his first major award as a promoter after being named European Promoter of the Year.

The Hatton Promotions President landed the prestigious accolade at a gala ceremony in Dublin on Friday night.

Former two-weight world champion Ricky said: “It is fantastic that my company has won this after just two-and-a-half years promoting. More...

Ryan Rhodes will become the latest Hatton Promotions fighter to challenge for a world title next month.

The classy Sheffield boxer will challenge Saul Alvarez for the WBC light-middleweight championship in Guadalajara , Mexico on Saturday June 18.

The opportunity for Rhodes shows yet again that while Hatton Promotions might be new to boxing they have the very best contacts in the business. More...

Matchroom Sports are delighted to announce that unbeaten Welterweight Kell Brook has signed a promotional deal with the company.

Brook is considered Britain’s hottest boxing prospect and holds both the British and WBO Inter-Continental titles. The 2009 Young British Boxer of the Year says he is ready to step up to World title level and a meeting with Matchroom Sport’s managing director Eddie Hearn at Prizefighter Super-Middleweights II in Liverpool in March was the start of his new beginning. More...

Ricky Hatton is tipping Denton Vassell to become Hatton Promotions latest welterweight success story.

The Mancunian risks his Commonwealth crown against fellow unbeaten fighter Bethuel Ushona at Wigan’s Robin Park Sports Centre on Saturday 26th March.

Vassell hopes to follow in the footsteps of Craig Watson who lifted the British crown last month and Matthew Hatton who gained worldwide acclaim for his performance against Saul Alvarez in a WBC light-middleweight title fight last weekend despite being a 10st 7lb fighter. More...

A new World Champion was crowned last Saturday night at Honda Center in Anaheim, California, when Saul "Canelo" Alvarez defeated Matthew "Magic" Hatton for the vacant WBC Super Welterweight Title, but more importantly, the Mexican phenom made a statement to the boxing world waiting for the arrival of its next star...he has arrived.

At just 20 years old, not only did Alvarez become the youngest 154-pound World Champion in history, but he also proved himself to be a huge draw with fans as his HBO debut was the most watched HBO Boxing After Dark main event in the past two years, and Televisa's broadcast of his fight in Mexico produced the highest rating for a boxing program on the network in the last three years. More...

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Saturday night saw Saul Alvarez and Matthew Hatton step up to clash for the vacant WBC light middleweight title at Anaheim, CA's Honda Center.

Both are career welters, with Hatton being the reigning European champ at the weight, although Alvarez has recently been operating several pounds north of 147 and in the ring he looked to be the larger man.

He was definitely the faster, more skilled fighter and that was apparent from the first round as Mexico's Alvarez was able to beat his English opponent to the punch. More...

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Tonight at The Honda Center in Anaheim, California, ‘Magic’ Matthew Hatton 41-4-2 26 KO’s, takes on Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez 35-0-1 26 KO’s, for the vacant WBC light middleweight belt.

This will be the first world title shot for both fighters, and probably Hatton’s last. Hatton has had a hard career, with his fair share of ups and downs, and the high point, so far, being his European title victory beating of Gianluca Branco in early 2010.

Alvarez, on the other hand, has had things pretty much his way. His only blemish on record is a draw very early in his career, and last year he was wobbled against tough contender Jose Miguel Cotto, albeit having regained composure, Alvarez put Cotto down in the second, and finished him in the ninth.

Hatton has often been overlooked as nothing more than an opponent with a famous brother and a famous last name. The truth of the matter is Hatton may not be the most beautifully gifted boxer in the world, nor is he a knockout artist, but he makes up for that with work-rate, determination, steely resolve and a good chin.

For someone who is perhaps not the most talented fighter, he has accomplished a great deal with the tools he does have at his disposal.

With some early hiccups on the record, his 14th and 16th fights he lost, the former on points, the latter by TKO. He continued to climb the domestic ladder whilst big brother Ricky shot off into big money fights and world title shots.

After a while, Matthew got his shot at an eliminator for the British title against Alan Bosworth. Hatton was disqualified in the tenth round for repeated low blows. More...

The World Boxing Council has approved Saul Alvarez vs. Matthew Hatton for the vacant WBC super welterweight world title after having received a two/thirds vote of the WBC Board of Governors.

Hatton, 41-4-2, 16 KOs, of Manchester, England, has been welterweight champion of the BBBofC Central Area (British Boxing Board of Control) and has made three defenses of his EBU (European Boxing Union) welterweight championship. More...