sunday 24th june 2007

Ricky Hatton last night sensationally stopped Mexico’s Jose Luis Castillo in the 3rd round of their IBO light welterweight title fight. Hatton took the fight to Castillo from the first bell and the brave but outgunned Mexican had no answer to Hatton’s swarming assault suffering knockdowns in both the first and second rounds before a brutal left hook to the body left him gasping for breath and unable to beat the count of ten. The official time was 1 minute and 46 seconds of round three. Hatton after the fight dedicated his win to British comedian Bernard Manning who sadly died on Monday.