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Hatton Promotions

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Hatton Promotions is a promotional company headed by former two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton with Richard Poxon as Director of Boxing.[1]

Starting up

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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 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]

Notable boxers

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Hatton promotions have had a large roster of boxers on their books, many of which are champions.[4] These include;

  • Martin Murray - the reigning British, Commonwealth and WBA Intercontinental champion.
  • Joe Murray - a 2008 Olympian and rising prospect.
  • Lucas Browne - Australian Heavyweight contender and former WBA regular champion
  • Zhanat Zhakiyanov - Kazkahstani WBA Super World Bantamweight Champion
  • Sergey Rabchenko - Belarusian junior-middleweight prospect
  • Matty Askin - a 2008 ABA Cruiserweight Champion and current Central Area Cruiserweight belt holder.
  • Adam Etches - a boxer in the light-middleweight division
  • Denton Vassell - the current Commonwealth welterweight champion
  • Craig Watson - the former British welterweight champion, also a Commonwealth titlist at both welterweight and light-middleweight.
  • 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
  • Ashley Theophane - the former British light-welterweight champion
  • Richard Towers - a heavyweight boxer who stands 6f8ins.
  • Adam Little - An impressive prospect from Blackpool

See also

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References

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