Ricky Hatton’s sudden death hit fans, but no one is complex than his longtime manager and colleague Paul. Almost three decades together – belts, Vegas lights, drinking history, return, falls – and says the one who entered this house and found it.
The day when everything went quietly
Speak was aimed at bringing Ricky to the airport on a flight to Dubai. Instead, he entered the silence.
“There was no lithe, which, I thought, was strange. I thought he overwhelmed, but it was not unusual. People planted,” said Speak.
“So I went inside – I have a key – shouting:” Rick, Rick, wake up! “I heard the music come from the top, so I went upstairs … I looked at him … I had to spend some time to transform it.”
Then he came when no one should face.
“I was in a state of shock, confusion and loss and many other emotions. Then I called the police and ambulance.”
“Ricky had plans, not a way out”
Speak is clear about one thing – he was not a man who wants to check.
“I strongly believe that he did not intend to do it. It is for a coroner to determine, but he had everything you could live for.”
Ricky had plans arranged in a pile.
“He organized his daughters to see Oasis next week. He planned to go to Thailand for the WBC convention and vacation after his fight. He just reserved a flight to Tenerife for Christmas.
His daughter never saw him box, so he was excited about it. So many things he could live for – he was in a really good place. “
It wasn’t broken by Ricky for a decade ago. He was a man trying to live again.
Garbage cleaning and setting the record straight
Paul was fed up with gossip.
“I want to draw the truth, otherwise people just speculate. There was a lot of rubbish about Ricky and his parents, but he saw his mother last week; he laughed her great love. After returning from Dubai.”
And he saw the darkest days earlier.
“If it were 10 years ago, it wouldn’t be as great as it was. I was from Ricky to the highest mountains in boxing to the lowest abyss in life.”
Ricky Hatton – always one of ours
Ricky was a pub boy from Manchester who hit the top. He gave us Kostya Tziu, these wild nights Vegas against Mayweather and Pacquiao and the army of fans singing “Blue Moon” louder than any arena. And he showed us a disaster after fame: depression, loneliness, addiction. He didn’t hide it. He said it.
That is why the fans loved him – he was real. One of ours, and he will always be. Ricky Hatton was not perfect – and that’s why he meant so much. A fighter who could lithe a man on Saturday evening and continue to finish in the Sunday morning of Bozer, laughing with the boys.
When the mugs hit the table and the smoke hangs in the air, there is only one reference that suits a man like a hatton. No suits, no speeches. Only guys, arm to shoulder, abrasive voices of beer and love:
“There is only one Ricky Hatton … one Ricky Hatton … goes on, singing a song, walking to the land of Hatton Wonders.”
In this way, you respect the guy who gave us nights, knockout, broken heart and laughter. The fighter who climbed the pubs to world titles, and then returned as if he never left. True. Defective. Arduous. He was ours. It will always be.
Ricky Hatton’s most crucial career attractions
Professional debut: September 1997, Manchester
The first title is registered: British lithe belt in 2000
Ring magazine and line master: Earned after the victory of Tsyzyu
WBA Lithe-Welterweight Champion: Defeated Carlos in taste (November 2005) to unify IBF and WBA
He moved to a welterweight: Defeat Luis Collazo (2006) for the WBA title
Return to lightweight: Won IBO title vs Juan Uango (2007)
Las Vegas Nights:
Lost Floyd Mayweather Jr. (December 2007, TKO 10) – a huge takeover of British fans in Vegas
Defeat Paulie Malignaggi (November 2008, WHO 11)
Lost Manny Pacquiao (May 2009, I 2)
Return to fight: 2012 vs vyacheslav senchenko (Lost, Body Shot Ko) – Final Professional Bout
Career record:45 wins, 3 losses, 32 KO
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Devin Haney Promotions says a rematch with Ryan Garcia is scheduled for September 5 at Allegiant Stadium, potentially setting the stage for the rivalry to resume later this year.
The claim appeared on social media from Haney’s promotional website, pointing to a second meeting on the same card in Las Vegas two weeks before Floyd Mayweather’s Sept. 19 rematch with Manny Pacquiao.
If the date holds, the fight will bring the two rivals together again more than two years after their cluttered first meeting in April 2024.
In that fight, Garcia scored multiple knockdowns en route to a decision victory, which was later ruled a no contest after testing positive for Ostarine.
Haney has since returned to form and won the WBO welterweight title with a decision victory over Brian Norman Jr.
Garcia vs. Haney II
Despite the controversy surrounding the original result, the demand for a rematch never went away.
Few in boxing doubt that the Garcia vs. Haney II would make the most sense next. Both fighters currently hold world titles, which means that if the fight goes ahead, the rivalry will develop into a welterweight unification.
The matchup has been the focus of the most significant conversations in the division in recent months.
As World Boxing News reported earlier this month, the welterweight title picture around Garcia and Haney has gradually narrowed as other options narrowed due to mandatory obligations and injuries.
Garcia has also been outspoken about a possible fight with Shakur Stevenson, and Haney has been linked to talks with Rolando “Rolly” Romero.
However, these moves could easily be considered a smokescreen if both sides are focused on a rematch.
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Unfinished business
Garcia, the WBC champion after a convincing victory over Mario Barrios, would likely enter the rematch as the favorite despite losses from the first meeting.
The Recent York State Athletic Commission later changed the result to a no-contest after Garcia tested positive, but the way he repeatedly dropped Haney in the fight still affects how many people will see the second fight.
In his conversation with him, Romero also bluntly assessed the competition The Last Stand Podcast with Brian Custer.
“They could have fought a hundred times. Ryan takes him down a hundred times.”
This view may be extreme, but it underscores a broader sense that this rivalry is still unresolved.
With Haney Promotions now pointing to September 5 at Allegiant Stadium, the spotlight is back on Garcia vs. Haney II, which makes the most sense for both men right now.
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Because Crawford’s retirement means a rematch for Canelo, he has announced his return for a September event in Saudi Arabia, a fight that boxing broker Turki Alalshikh says will result in a world title shot.
IN interview with Bowks talking about BoutsChristian Mbilli – who was promoted from interim to full champion when Crawford was stripped of the belt – made it clear he wanted to be the fighter on the opposite side.
“For me, my goal now is to fight Canelo because I was [the] perennial WBC number one contender. Number one fighter, number one in the WBC for Canelo. Now I have to show that I am number one in the division.
Mbilli fought on the Canelo–Crawford undercard, drawing with Crawford’s stablemate Lester Martinez to retain the belt. The Cameroon-born Frenchman said in the same interview that he intended to have a rematch with Martinez in the future.
The fight with Alvarez has no obstacles, but there is a lot of weight behind it: Turki Alalshikh, Canelo’s good position in the WBC and his number one ranking, and this is undoubtedly the most lucrative option for Mbilla. If a Mexican wants to prove himself, he has the opportunity to do so.
Sources close to the situation told ESPN on Wednesday that undefeated IBF heavyweight title qualifier Richard Torrez Jr. against Frank Sanchez on March 28, will be sidelined after Sanchez’s injury.
Torrez Jr. (14-0, 12 KO) was scheduled to face Sanchez (27-1, 18 KO, 1 No Contest) in the PPV opener of Sebastian Fundora’s WBC junior middleweight title defense against Keith Thurman at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. However, Cuban Sanchez was forced to withdraw from the fight due to a knee injury. Sources tell ESPN that inflammation of Sanchez’s surgically repaired right knee will force the fight to be postponed to a later date.
Torrez Jr. and Sanchez are ranked No. 9 and 10, respectively, in ESPN’s heavyweight rankings. The winner would become the mandatory challenger to the title of Aleksander Usyk, who currently holds the IBF, WBC and WBA titles.
Usyk will put his WBC title on the line against kickboxer Rico Verhoeven on May 23 at the Giza Pyramids in Egypt. Usyk recently stated that he has three fights left before he calls it a career, and the winner of Torrez and Sanchez is not on his list.
“Listen, Rico [Verhoeven] this is the first. Secondly, who will win, [WBO champion Fabio] Wardley or [Daniel] Dubois and the third fight is my friend, the greedy belly Tyson Fury,” Usyk told Inside the Ring.
Torrez Jr. beat Tomas Salk last November, and Sanchez defeated Ramon Olivas Echeverria via third-round TKO in February.
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