a couple of things ive read in the british press recently

Ricky's last fight was on ppv sky. Just wouldnt make sense for a bigger fight than his last to be on terrestrial tv :(.

hmmmm, didnt know the deal was running out soon. I think it would be better for ITV and Boxing in Britain if ITV dont sign an exclusive deal with anyone. Might get rid of some of Frank Warrens power to, which is a plus for everyone.

ITV have already told warren that they might drop him in june or july, so they are in a better position to get a good deal with warren as he has got no where to go except crappy setanta, this might mean they can show other fights. no way would i pay 15 quid a month to get setanta just to watch sportsnetwork shows....at least with sky you get the premiership matches as well

Warrens last show is the skelton one... after which ITV are gonna drop his ass.. i think the best outcome would be for itv just not to give exclusive rights to any one promoter, so warren, hobson, hennessey, maloney, hearns etc can all get their promotions aired if the card is good enough.

good news maybe for boxing fans in the uk because ricky hatton vs jose luis castillo might be on itv. itv have contacted dennis hobson expressing there interest in carrying the coverage for the fight and has ricky aint contracted to sky there is a very good chance it could be itv source boxing news magazine joe calzaghe might be vacating hes wbo title , dennis inkins team is pushing hard for hes mandatory shot in july and if an agreament cant be made joe will vacate to chase kessler in spetember source the sun Frank Warren has already said that ricky hatton vs jose luis castillo won't be on ITV as ITV have signed a deal with Sports Network, so they cant show it.

Joe is closer to retirment because of his brittle hands than ever. September v Kessler and then maybe one more versus Hopkins, Taylor or Tarver. There could plausibly be one filler between the two. But I think that will be it?

I cant see Joe vacating his title when he is so close to record levels of title defenses. But similarly, I cant see the WBO pushing their most credible and longest reigning champion into accepting a mandatory contender when in a few months he could be unifying the title.

Both would be huge plus' for the British scene, ITV desperatley need Hatton to re-engage fans disenchanted by a series of mismatches.