Oscar De la hoya has approached Team Hatton about the possibility of a fight between the pair later this year. De la hoya has also looked into making the fight in London at Wembley stadium. Oscar see's it as a huge fight and the possibility of fighting in the Uk gets him excited. He also put an offer to Hatton to join his stable at Golden boy Promotions.

De La Hoya, a world champion at six weights, confirmed he plans to fight on at 34 and that Hatton is in his sights as he also seeks to tie up a promotional deal with Britain’s light-welterweight world No 1. “There is Hatton. I can still make the 147lb limit,” said De La Hoya. “We have to wait and see. Mayweather runs and does'nt want to fight so you have to at this point consider opponents who are going to stay right in front of you and fight with you. That’s actually what I need.”

Hatton would have to step up a division to take on the all-time great, who most recently fought at light-middleweight when he was defeated by Floyd Mayweather junior in Las Vegas in May.

It caused problems for Hatton when he increased his weight to defeat Luiz Collazo at welterwerweight last year, but he insists a gradual programme of raising his fighting limit would make him comfortable. Hatton said 'No doubt if a big fight or fights require me to go to welter-weight again that's what i'll do. 140 is my perfect fighting weight i think everyone realises that, i'm kinda small for welter-weight but i believe in myself and everyone out there can be assured i will fight at welter again but as i said only for the mega fights'.

Hatton said Floyd Mayweather is his prime target but HBO sources indicate that team Mayweather has told them he is unlikely to fight again this year even though the US broadcast giant has a date set aside for him on November 10.

De La Hoya is eager to sign Hatton to his US promotional stable after the victory last month over Jose Luis Castillo catapulted the 28-year-old Manchester idol among the most popular TV fighters in America.

Another serious possibility for Hatton’s next opponent is the New York-based IBF light-welterweight champion Paul Malignaggi and Hatton's team has already been in talks with them. Sources close to hatton admitted that a deal with Paul Malignaggi was more or less agreed the following day after hattons impressive demolition of mexican legend Castillo.

The stumbbling block is that Hatton's team want his next fight in the UK before hatton goes back to america after HBO apparently offered Ricky another three fight deal with one being in the UK and two in America but Malignaggi has rejected the offer to fight Hatton in the uk saying 'There's no way i'll fight him in his backyard. It will be like wwe over there, He'll be able to do what he wants and it would'nt surprise me if chairs were allowed too. I want him at MSG in New York'.

After a counter offer by team Hatton apparently a career biggest offer to Malignaggi, Malignaggi rejected it again leaving Hatton to either pursue other offer's or go to america and accept as part of his 3 fight deal on the table from HBO.