Both fighters come out of that deserving nothing more than praise.

It was your typical graftmanlike performance from hatton who from round 1 was clearly always going to be the aggressor and quite enjoyed lazcano fighting on the front foot as he was able to get back to his old self popping the jab and slipping out before going to the body.

Lazcano proved all the doubters wrong last night. Took some monsters from hatton and stayed on his feet the whole time, fought ricky at the centre of the ring like he promised he would do. And at certain times even dominated the best fighter in the division through sheer aggression and ability to get the best out of his reach advantage.