© Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos 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,…
“Magic” Matthew Hatton attempts to keep the Hatton family flag flying when he makes the first defence of his European Welterweight title against tough Ukranian Yuriy Nuzhnenko in Bolton tonight. A pro now for 10 years, Matthew, not surprisingly, has lived in the shadow of more famous brother Ricky. However, with Ricky currently inactive this…
© Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions IBO Light Welterweight Champion turned back the clock last night in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand, pounding out a vintage high-pressure performance against IBF titlist Paulie Malignaggi for ten rounds until the New Yorker’s corner threw in the towel just seconds into the eleventh frame. Brash Brooklynite…
© Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions As Las Vegas prepares for tonight’s fight night which headlines Ricky Hitman’ Hatton vs. Paulie ’Magic Man’ Malignaggi, Mancunian Hatton promises to give the best performance of his career – but the camp’s main concern is that the 5,000 British fans who have made the trip to Vegas…
Click for larger image © Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions In preparation for their hotly anticipated clash this evening at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, top light welters in the world Ricky Hatton and Paulie Malignaggi made weight yesterday along with the undercard fighters. Ricky Hatton: 140 lb Paulie Malignaggi: 139 lb
Paulie Malignaggi: “I’m just glad to be here and I want to thank everybody. I’m not going to go through the names because there are a thousand of them but I want to thank everyone who’s involved in setting up this whole show. “I feel very prepared and I’ve had a great camp. I’m more…
British welterweight star Matthew Hatton and junior featherweight contender Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista will be pushed to the limit in pivotal bouts on the off-television undercard of Saturday night’s showdown between Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton and Paul “Magic Man” Malignaggi at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.