Hatton Promotions
Hatton Promotions is a promotional company headed by former two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton with Richard Poxon as Director of Boxing and Gareth Williams as CEO [1]
Starting up
On 4 February 2009, Hatton Promotions was officially launched at a press conference in which Ricky Hatton's fight with Manny Pacquiao was also announced.
The company is based at a former printers in Hyde, Manchester and comprises a state of the art fitness suite, a large boxing gym with two full size rings and offices.[2]
In July 2009 having staged only four boxing events Hatton Promotions signed a deal with Sky to broadcast eight shows. Hatton said at the time: "Sky have been fantastic to us in handing us eight dates so early and we want to pay them back for their support by improving in everything we do".[3]
Current stable
Hatton promotions have a large roster of boxers on their books, many of which are champions. These include;
Matthew Hatton - a former European welterweight champion.
Ryan Rhodes - a former British and European light-middleweight champion and three time world title challenger.
Martin Murray - the reigning undefeated British, Commonwealth and WBA Intercontinental champion.
Anthony Crolla - the reigning British lightweight champion.
Joe Murray - a 2008 Olympian and rising unbeaten prospect.
Scott Quigg - the undefeated WBA intercontinental super-bantamweight champion and number one British title contender.
Rhys Roberts - a highly skilled super-bantamweight prospect.
Adam Etches - a unbeaten light-middleweight
Rendall Munroe - the former European and Commonwealth super-bantamweight champion
Prince Arron - the British light-middleweight champion and former Prizefighter winner.
Denton Vassell - the current Commonwealth welterweight champion
Kieran Maher - an unbeaten prospect
Craig Watson - the former British welterweight champion, also a Commonwealth titlist at both welterweight and light-middlweight.
Tom Doran - a fast rising light-middleweight dubbed the new Joe Calzaghe.
Matty Askin - a former ABA champion and current Central Area cruiserweight belt holder.
Gary Buckland - a former Celtic lightweight champion and Prizefighter winner at super-featherweight. Currently the British champion after beating Gary Sykes.
Craig Lyon - the current English bantamweight champion
Tommy Stubbs - a three-time ABA champion
Ashley Theophane - reigning British light-welterweight champion
Richard Towers - a unbeaten heavyweight prospect who stands 6f5 8ins.
Kieran Farrell - Undefeated and exciting from Heywood
Adam Little - An impressive prospect from Blackpool
Jez Wilson - Upcoming light-middleweight who puts out fires when he's not boxing.