Ricky Hatton put his exhibition bout with Marco Antonio Barrera up there with some of the greatest moments in his stellar boxing career. The 44-year-old former super-lightweight and welterweight world champion returned to the ring after a 10-year absence in his home city of Manchester to face Mexican icon Barrera in an eight, two-minute round … Read more
Ricky Hatton returned to the ring to face fellow boxing legend Marco Antonio Barrera in an exhibition at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday. “There’s only one Ricky Hatton.” The chant reverberated around the stands before the man himself had even appeared for one last time at his beloved Manchester Arena. The venue had … Read more
Ricky Hatton unveiled a remarkable physical transformation at the weigh-in before tonight’s exhibition with Marco Antonio Barrera. But it’s the recovery in his mental health that has been most precious to him in the change he’s experienced in the build up to this occasion. Legends don’t tend to leave the sport quietly. But this is … Read more
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Live coverage of the Manchester Fight Night weigh-in Watch Natasha Jonas and Marie-Eve Dicaire take to the scales as they weigh in for their IBF, WBC and WBO super-welterweight title clash at the AO Arena, live on Sky Sports this Saturday. Also on the undercard, … Read more
Friends and legends will share the ring when Ricky Hatton and Marco Antonio Barrera stage an exhibition at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday. Although there will be a competitive undercurrent when the two put their gloves back on for what could be Hatton’s farewell appearance at the Manchester Arena, Barrera is proud to … Read more
Ricky Hatton wants to provide his fans fireworks when returns to the ring to face Mexican icon Marco Antonio Barrera in the pair’s exhibition bout at Manchester Arena this Saturday. The British boxing legend is putting the gloves on for what could be the final time in an event that he has credited for helping … Read more
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Exclusive live coverage of the Hatton v Barrera workout stream from Manchester. Ricky Hatton and Marco Antonio Barrera show off their skills in a workout ahead of their one-off exhibition clash – and you can watch the former world champions on a live stream! Former … Read more
Ricky Hatton would be open to an epic exhibition bout against Floyd Mayweather, but admits that Marco Antonio Barrera could ‘come back to bite me on the backside’ when he shares the ring with the Mexican legend. The former world champion will have an exhibition bout against Barrera on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports, … Read more
Ricky Hatton longs to hear the roar of the crowd one last time. It’s why the 44-year-old Mancunian boxing icon, long retired from competitive sport, is returning to the ring for an exhibition with Marco Antonio Barrera on November 12, live on Sky Sports. He wants to recreate his famous ring entrance and reconnect with … Read more
Even Marco Antonio Barrera, who achieved legendary status in a boxing career that’s spanned rivalries with Naseem Hamed, Erik Morales, Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao, finds it hard to let go of the sport. “It’s hard, very, very hard. Coming from somewhere where boxing has been my whole life, I’ve been doing this for … Read more