By PAT SHEEHAN
August 02, 2007
RICKY HATTON KO’d the Spice Girls to seal his December 8 date with Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas.
The Hitman has signed to fight unbeaten Mayweather on the same night Posh and Co were booked to appear at the MGM Grand hotel’s 20,000-seat Garden Arena.
But the Vegas leg of the Spice Girls’ world reunion tour is set to be switched to a 12,000-seat venue at the nearby Mandalay Bay to accommodate Hatton.
A source said: “Many people regard Ricky’s fight as a bigger attraction.”
Hatton, 28, outpointed Luis Callazo last year in his only previous bout at welterweight. The IBO light-welter champ insisted he would only go to 147lbs again to face Mayweather.
He said: “It’s the biggest fight of my career.
“I am fighting a five-weight world champion, the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world. This is my dream chance and I’ll take it.”
But Mayweather warned: “With Ricky Hatton it is already personal. I can’t wait to get him in the ring. He’s definitely getting knocked out.”
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