Sonny Upton says he’ll have no time for sightseeing when he boxes in Lanzarote later this month. The welterweight ace has been to Bulgaria, Italy and Ireland in his seven month professional career and will look to improve his international credentials further against an as yet to be confirmed opponent …

Light-Welterweight prospect Anthony Upton has signed a long-term deal with Hatton Promotions. The 22-year-old, who was an Irish international as an amateur, has been training with Ricky Hatton for a number of months and joins his older brother Sonny on the Hitman’s promotional roster. He will retain respected Trad TKO …

Four-time world boxing champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton has been honoured with an award from the WBC in recognition of his career and charitable work. Hatton was given a medal and commemorative plaque from the sanctioning body as part of its WBC Cares programme, which aims to help children across …

Ricky Hatton says he cannot wait to get hands-on with personal trainers and group exercise instructors at this week’s BodyPower Expo at the NEC in Birmingham. More than 55,000 people are set to attend the three day event which runs from Friday until Sunday and ‘The Hitman’ will be donning …

Unbeaten light-middleweight Sergey Rabchenko has relinquished the European title in order to save OPI2000’s show in Rome this weekend. The Belarusian puncher was due to defend his championship against mandatory challenger Emanuelle Della Rosa, but the show’s promoters did not provide the necessary paperwork for Rabchenko to obtain his entrance …

Lucas Browne has received an official letter of praise from the Australian National Boxing Federation for his historic Commonwealth title victory in England last month. Browne, 35, halted Canada’s Eric Martel Bahoeli in the fifth round to become the first fighter from down under to hold the heavyweight version of …

Personal trainers and group exercise instructors are being urged to hurry if they want to book on to a Hatton Academy taster session with Ricky Hatton himself at this year’s BodyPower expo. Over 55,000 people are expected to attend the three day event at the NEC in Birmingham between May …

Aussie prospect Damien “Super” Hooper wants to test his mettle in the UK. The unbeaten 22-year-old from Toowoomba, Queensland, represented his country at the 2012 London Olympics and has been itching for a return to the European nation since signing for Hatton Promotions early last year. This past weekend, he …

I confirm that Ricky Hatton has been left unable to fulfil his media commitments at the impending Floyd Mayweather Jnr vs. Marcos Maidana fight. Ricky has been advised that he must apply for a Visa for entry into the US as the documents he intended to travel with have been …

Aussie puncher Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne says he’d be prepared to step in against the winner of the upcoming WBC Heavyweight title fight between Chris Arreola and Bermane Stiverne. Browne enhanced his standing with the Mexico City-based sanctioning body in Sheffield, England on Saturday night by blasting out Stiverne’s countryman …

Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne became the first Australian to win the Commonwealth Heavyweight Title in 122 years when he scored a fifth round knockout of Canada’s Eric Martel Bahoeli at the Ponds Forge Arena in Sheffield, England on Saturday night. After flooring Bahoeli heavily with a solid right in the …

Canadian puncher Eric Martel Bahoeli believes his speed will be telling against Lucas Browne in Sheffield this Saturday night, April 26. The Quebec-native takes on the hard-hitting Aussie for the vacant Commonwealth Heavyweight title at the Ponds Forge Arena and is very confident of victory.