RICKY HATTON is “chomping at the bit” to fight Floyd Mayweather.

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RICKY HATTON is “chomping at the bit” to fight Floyd Mayweather.

Light-welterweight Hatton, 28, cannot wait to set up a super-fight with the American legend, who is ready to come out of retirement for the clash.

Hatton’s dad Ray said: “We’re up for the fight — you’ve got to be up for one like that.

“But it doesn’t always end with the two fighters, there tends to be a few people getting in between.

“Ricky is chomping at the bit. I’ve spoken to him a little bit before all this came out and he said it’s a no-brainer. It’s a definite Yes.”

Mayweather — regarded as the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter — retired after beating Oscar de la Hoya at light-middleweight last month but would step down to meet Hatton at welterweight