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Rocky Hatton
By PAT SHEEHAN
RICKY HATTON is on a Rocky-style rags-to-riches glory trip after his 11-round destruction of Kostya Tszyu yesterday.
The Hitman lifted the IBF light-welterweight crown in fairytale style and is now lined up for a £2.5million jackpot clash with Diego Corrales at Madison Square Garden.
Hatton, 26, showed “balls of steel” to batter Tszyu into retirement. The fight was shown live in the US and cable firm Showtime want more.
Spokesman Jay Larkin said: “The sky is the limit for Ricky. He’s entered the world stage and entered it with a marching band!
“He is now king of the most exciting division in boxing and that is where the gold is at this moment.
“Fighting in America is the next logical step.
“Ricky could fill any arena there.
“He has to strike while the iron is hot and, right now, it is RED-HOT!”
Insiders insist the deal to fight Corrales in New York is all but done — with the final piece of the jigsaw being Hatton’s stunning win over Russia-born Aussie Tszyu, 35 — who had ruled the light-welterweights for a decade.
Las Vegas star Corrales, 27, who was at ringside for the Hatton showdown, is the current WBC and WBO lightweight champion.
But he has struggled to make the limit and wants to go up a division.
And Hatton admitted: “Corrales is the kind of fight I want.
“He is one of the main men out there and, if it happens, it would be great for everyone.
“Corrales has been fighting at lightweight but I think he is ready to step up as that is what he has been saying to some people while he has been over here.”
The Mancunian hero added: “I’ll fight him anywhere. It is not a problem for me.”
(The Sun newspaper)
By PAT SHEEHAN
RICKY HATTON is on a Rocky-style rags-to-riches glory trip after his 11-round destruction of Kostya Tszyu yesterday.
The Hitman lifted the IBF light-welterweight crown in fairytale style and is now lined up for a £2.5million jackpot clash with Diego Corrales at Madison Square Garden.
Hatton, 26, showed “balls of steel” to batter Tszyu into retirement. The fight was shown live in the US and cable firm Showtime want more.
Spokesman Jay Larkin said: “The sky is the limit for Ricky. He’s entered the world stage and entered it with a marching band!
“He is now king of the most exciting division in boxing and that is where the gold is at this moment.
“Fighting in America is the next logical step.
“Ricky could fill any arena there.
“He has to strike while the iron is hot and, right now, it is RED-HOT!”
Insiders insist the deal to fight Corrales in New York is all but done — with the final piece of the jigsaw being Hatton’s stunning win over Russia-born Aussie Tszyu, 35 — who had ruled the light-welterweights for a decade.
Las Vegas star Corrales, 27, who was at ringside for the Hatton showdown, is the current WBC and WBO lightweight champion.
But he has struggled to make the limit and wants to go up a division.
And Hatton admitted: “Corrales is the kind of fight I want.
“He is one of the main men out there and, if it happens, it would be great for everyone.
“Corrales has been fighting at lightweight but I think he is ready to step up as that is what he has been saying to some people while he has been over here.”
The Mancunian hero added: “I’ll fight him anywhere. It is not a problem for me.”
(The Sun newspaper)
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