Name: Ricky "Hitman" Hatton
IBF Super Lightweight Champion -- 4 Jun 2005– 29 Mar 2006
- WBA Light Welterweight Super Champion -- 26 November 2005– 4 May 2006.
- WBA Welterweight Champion -- 13 May 2006– 31 August 2006.
- IBF Super Lightweight Champion -- 20 January 2007– 11 February 2007.
- Former British Light Welterweight Champion.
- Former WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight Champion.
- Former WBA Inter-Continental Light Welterweight Champion.
- Former British Central Area Light Welterweight Champion.
- Defeated Freddie Pendelton (KO 2).
- Defeated Vince Phillips (W 12).
- Defeated Ben Tackie (W 12).
- Defeated Ray Oliveira (KO 10).
- Defeated Kostya Tszyu (RTD 11).
- Defeated Juan Urango (W 12).
- Defeated Carlos Maussa (KO 9).
- Defeated Jose Luis Castillo (KO 4).
- Defeated Juan Lazcano (W 12).
- The Ring magazine's 2005 'Fighter of the Year'.
- AMATEUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- ABA National Champion Light Welterweight 1997.
- ABA National Junior Champion (Class A) Light Welterweight 1995 & 1996.
- ABA National Junior Champion (Class B) Light Welterweight 1997.
- ABA National Junior Champion (Class C) Light Welterweight 1994.
- won 44 (KO 31) + lost 1 (KO 1) + drawn 0 = 45
rounds boxed 263 : KO% 68.89
- http://www.rickyhitmanhatton2.com/
Favorite Book: "Hands of Stone: The Life and Legend of Roberto Duran" by Christian Guidice
"Pound-for-pound, Duran was one of the greatest. He and I are blood brothers, spiritual kin, warriors to the bone, and we both can knock your block off!" |