Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne believes he would have ripped the WBC heavyweight crown away from Deontay Wilder if he had been the American’s opponent this past weekend. Wilder made the first defence of his crown against the unheralded Eric Molina on Saturday night and, despite scoring multiple knockdowns before stopping the Texan in the ninth,…
Cameron Hammond’s WBA Oceania Title clash with Jess Ravudi will double up as an eliminator for the Commonwealth welterweight crown. The 25-year-old from Moree, New South Wales, is looking to return with an explosive performance following six months on the side lines. And the incentive of potentially earning a showdown with newly-crowned Commonwealth king –…
Ricky Hatton-trained siblings Anthony and Sonny Upton impressed once again as they defeated overseas opponents at the historic York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, on Saturday night. Sonny smartly outboxed Latvia’s Dmitrijs Ovsjannikovs over six rounds despite sustaining a hand injury, while Anthony flattened Istvan Kiss of Hungry with an hellacious body shot in the…
Damien Hooper has promised to repay Ricky Hatton’s faith in him with a stunning performance against Marlon Alta on a special Australia v Philippines promotion in Eaton’s Hill, Queensland, this Sunday, May 3. The 2012 Olympian suffered a shock knockout defeat to Rob Powdrill last November, but Hatton has stuck by him and still believes…
Hatton Promotions would like to clarify the situation regarding Lucas Browne’s mandatory fight with WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev. Lucas was made mandatory by an official notification of the WBA Championship Committee on the 24th February this year. However Chagaev’s team explicitly stated that they wished their boxer to make an optional defence first on…
Light-Middleweight prospect Pauly Upton believes he’s on the fast track to title glory and he aims to underline potential when he makes his northern debut in Oldham on April 18. The oldest Upton sibling has only once boxed outside of London since turning professional in 2013 and feels a little northern exposure will help increase…
Sergey Khomitsky says the only place Adam Etches will stop him is in his dreams, and he’ll give the young Brit a rude awakening when they clash at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield on Saturday night, March 28. In a career spanning 16 years, Khomitsky has only been legitimately halted by Kazak superstar Gennady Golovkin,…
Lucas ‘Big Daddy’ Browne is planning on becoming a history maker and he wants to do it on home soil. Australia has never had a world champion at heavyweight, but Browne will get the opportunity to change that when he meets WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev. Browne was made the well-respected Uzbek’s mandatory challenger last month…
Adam Etches says he’ll do what Martin Murray and Frank Buglioni couldn’t and stop Sergey Khomitsky. In a career spanning 16 years, the Belarusian has only failed to hear the final bell three times, with middleweight superstar Gennady Golovkin being the only man to legitimately take him out. Khomitsky’s other stoppages come due to a…
Zhanat Zhakiyanov has WBC Bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka in his sights and is hoping for a showdown in the summer. The dynamite-fisted Kazakhstani has gone from strength to strength since linking up with Ricky Hatton in Hyde and is keen to become the Hitman’s first world champion as a trainer and promoter.
Hatton Promotions would like to make it clear that negotiations have not taken place for a fight between Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne and Russia’s Alexander Ustinov, despite claims made online. Vladimir Hryunov, Ustinov’s promoter, has reportedly said that he has had meetings with Ricky Hatton in London regarding the match-up.
Sergey Rabchenko says he’s honoured to be made the favourite for the inaugural Jose Sulaiman Memorial World Cup. It was the late WBC president’s dream to see an eight man tournament take place, but previous plans were postponed due to his failing health.