Richard john hatton, mbe born 6 october 1978 is a british former professional boxer who competed between 1997 and 2012, and has since worked as a boxing promoter. Former boxer eamonn magee was a member of ira youth wing. Ricky hatton dave thompsonpa boxer ricky hatton traded his rollsroyce for del boy trotters threewheeler to transport him from training on wednesday and where it came from was a brief. Jan 09, 2017 ricky hatton s son campbell looks uncannily like his dad as he smashes heavy bag around gym with ease the hitman previously claimed his son was a clone of him with a pair of boxing gloves here. Ricky hatton says hell never speak to his parents again as. As he prepares for saturdays world title bout with floyd mayweather, how does he do it. Biography born in stockport, greater manchester, hatton was raised on the hattersley council estate in hyde, greater manchester and trained at the. Browse ricky hatton tour dates and order tickets for upcoming shows near you. Eamonn magee remembers it as the night he allowed a golden opportunity to slip through his gloves, while ricky hatton says it was the making of him when they clashed in manchester years ago. Dec 07, 2007 ricky hatton is a very fit individual and hes reasonably healthy. He was trained for the fight by floyd mayweather sr. Ricky hattons son campbell looks uncannily like his dad as he smashes heavy bag around gym with ease the hitman previously claimed his. Hatton ready to take former stable star burnett into the. Ricky hatton tells donald mcrae that win, lose or draw or against vyacheslav senchenko he will be able to look himself in the mirror and know he has turned his life around published.
Ricky hatton on the highs and lows of his incredible career. Bbc news uk magazine how does ricky hatton lose 40lbs. View ricky hatton booking agent, manager, publicist contact info. Team hatton is a membersonly platform that gives you access to the latest news, exclusive interviews and behindthescenes content from hatton boxing whilst providing certified instructors with extensive information, training programmes and content to support the delivery of their training sessions. He is a former champion who triumphed in the wba, ibf and ibo categories. Ricky hattons son campbell looks uncannily like his dad. From a manchester council estate to the bright lights of las vegas, ricky hatton experienced incredible highs in his career, including one of the greatest ever wins by a british boxer, over the ibf light welterweight champion kostya tszyu. Blackpool pleasure beach is excited to host an evening with ricky the hitman hatton on saturday 27th may 2017. Feb 10, 2016 ricky hatton on the highs and lows of his incredible career. Watch ricky hatton belt out oasis classic in belfast bar. He told belfast live that he will also don the murdered boxer. Richard orawe is a former ira prisoner and author of blanketmen.
Rickys prime years were during a huge financial recession yet he still managed to take almost 80,000 fans over to las vegas over a 4 fight period, the 35,000 fans he took over at christmas 2007 for his floyd mayweather jr mega bout will. He suffered a bad beating in 2004 after being dragged from a car in west belfast. My depression began after fighting floyd mayweather. Browse the independents complete collection of articles and commentary on ricky hatton. So there could only be one choice of song for ricky hatton when he stepped on stage to sing in a belfast bar last night. James chichesterclark, then northern ireland prime minister, held a meeting with james callaghan, then british home secretary, in london. The mum of boxing champ ricky hatton has pleaded with her son after a bitter bustup left the family torn apart. And he will use his position of eight fights and eight wins, to help keep eamonns memory alive. Nov 16, 2019 ricky hatton ricky hatton accidentally orders. Heartbroken mum of former boxing champ ricky hatton pleads. Ricky hatton signed photo and shorts trunks display. When that house was demolished in 1970 as part of the redevelopment of the area he and his family moved. His third book, ricky hattons vegas tales, will be published in may 2015. Hatton makes a joke out of the way he famously balloons in weight between fights.
As always the main aim of this book is to catalogue the comings and goings on the irish boxing circuit, mostly in the professional game and occasionally with the amateurs as well. Ricky hatton interview by anna kessel l the hitman was born in stockport in october 1978 but grew up in hattersley, an overspill estate created in the 1960s from the slum clearance. Uk boxings p4p best of last 30 years, from khan and calzaghe to fury british boxing has enjoyed a boom in the last 30 years thanks to supreme talents, loveable characters, olympic successes and. Hatton is relishing saturdays massive unification show at the sse arena. When that house was demolished in 1970 as part of the redevelopment of the area he and his family moved to ballymurphy. Shop ricky hatton signed photo and shorts trunks display. The book was released last friday by mercier press, and on thursday night april 26 eamonn will be at easons on donegall place in belfast for a special book signing from 6pm. Since losing a fight to manny pacquiao, ricky put his career on hold and eventually retired in 2012, after a false retirement the year before and a brief comeback to lose his last. Ricky hatton, depression and suicidal thoughts mental. Hattons hopes were dashed when he was knocked down three times in two rounds by the filipino and lost the fight. Belfast, united kingdom book signing events eventbrite. Ricky hatton was convinced that he would take down manny pacquiao as shown in 247. Boxing legends ricky hatton and barry mcguigan are backing carl frampton to become belfasts latest boxing superstar.
Ricky was a resident of inverness, florida at the time of passing. Ricky hatton leaving the gym in this famous car might. He grew up in a house at the corner of peel street and mary street in the lower falls district of belfast. Ricky hatton the boxing legend, who has turned has hand to promoting since his retirement, said that dressing up as the singer had put him off fancying her. Ricky hatton fought paulie malignaggi of the united states at the mgm grand, las vegas on 22 november for hatton s ibo light welterweight title and the ring light welterweight title. Richard john hatton is a british former professional boxer and one of the best british boxers in the lightwelterweight category. One way and another, this is ricky hatton week in this column. Feb 19, 2017 boxing hero ricky hatton lands a knockout date, months after splitting from the mother of his two daughters. Ricky hatton pays tribute to eamonn magee jnr at gala. Hosted in the spectacular paradise room at blackpool pleasure beach, join ricky for a hilarious, uncensored recollection of his career in and out of the ring. Former world champion boxer ricky hatton spoke at the devenish complex in finaghy on saturday night in memory of eamonn magee jr. I hope conor mcgregor knocks floyd mayweather out, says. Hatton dominated for all of the fight and defeated malignaggi by 11thround tko when malignaggis trainer.
In the end i thought ill end up drinking myself to death because i was so miserable. Ricky hatton interview by anna kessel l the hitman was born in stockport in october 1978 but grew up in hattersley, an overspill. It is the first unification fight to ever be staged in the city. Oct 21, 2017 watch ricky hatton belt out oasis classic in belfast bar.
May 03, 2009 ricky hatton was convinced that he would take down manny pacquiao as shown in 247. Every time he goes through the cycle, he will probably gain more weight. Jan 08, 2017 the mum of boxing champ ricky hatton has pleaded with her son after a bitter bustup left the family torn apart. Boxer ricky hatton sheds up to 40lb to get in shape for each fight. He joined the family carpet business on leaving school, but after he cut four of his fingers with a knife, his father made him a salesman. Are you interested in completing a hatton academy boxing for fitness course. Ricky hattons son campbell looks uncannily like his dad as. Ricky hatton, the twoweight world champion whos challenged both manny pacquiao and floyd mayweather, is not enthused about conor mcgregors chances of turning over mayweather. Its hard to believe that we are now into the fourth edition of this annual archive. Friends and family are reportedly sick with worryover the ongoing feud. Ricky hatton news, views, gossip, pictures, video daily. Hatton supported them at a charity auction by appearing and signing boxing gloves, with the evening raising. Ricky hatton the former champions new book will be released on april 20 here is the bout you voted as your 2017 fight of the year boxing there were some enthralling battles over the past 12 months. War and peace is the story of one of british boxing s true icons.
Eamonn magee nicknamed the terminator born july 1971 in belfast, northern ireland is a former irish welterweight who is now a trainer with the breen team in belfast. Tributes to the boxer have been flooding in on socail media from boxing legends including carl frampton and ricky hatton. Ricky hatton mbes instagram profile has 2,521 photos and videos. Ricky hatton vs eamonn magee official onsite poster. Ricky was born on october 20, 1978 and passed away on saturday, june 17, 2017. Ricky hatton, depression and suicidal thoughts mental healthy. Ricky hatton once had great hopes of becoming the worlds top lightwelterweight boxer. Dec 29, 2016 ricky hatton opens his heart over split with fiancee jennifer dooley saying its very upsetting he said. Apr 25, 2018 11 great quotes from boxer eamonn magees brilliant new book.
Ricky hatton has finally secured his second shot at becoming the worlds best poundforpound fighter after his las vegas showdown with manny pacquiao was confirmed. In 2009 he entered the ring to fight manny pacquiao with determination and ambition. Boxing hero ricky hatton lands a knockout date, months after splitting from the mother of his two daughters. Ricky the hitman hatton is an international boxing superstar with both ibf and wba welterweight and light welterweight titles under his belt. Boxing legend ricky hatton lands knockout date just months. Ricky hatton agent, manager, publicist contact info.
Ricky hatton management contact details name, email, phone number. We start with how the man who ended his career can be beaten by kell brook. The question is, has anthony joshua overtaken the popularity of the great ricky hatton. Oct 25, 2019 ricky hatton the boxing legend, who has turned has hand to promoting since his retirement, said that dressing up as the singer had put him off fancying her. Ricky hatton fought paulie malignaggi of the united states at the mgm grand, las vegas on 22 november for hattons ibo light welterweight title and the ring light welterweight title. Ricky hatton filmed a joke worthy of only fools and horses by pretending to get into his rolls royce and driving off in del boys robin reliant. The mental health of sportsmen is in the spotlight again. Hatton is a supporter of the village news, haughton greens local childrens newspaper made by children in aid of charity. Eventbrite, and certain approved third parties, use functional, analytical and tracking cookies or similar technologies to understand your event preferences and provide you with a customized experience. Ricky hatton is a retired british professional boxer who still works as a boxing promoter. But when people gain and lose weight, or yoyo diet, they gain weight more easily as they get older. Former boxer eamonn magee was a member of the junior ira. Another autobiography, war and peace, followed this.