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Hatton Promotions

Boxing company

Boxing company

Hatton Promotions is a promotional company which was headed by former two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton (1978-2025) with Richard Poxon as Director of Boxing.

Starting up

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.

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".

Notable boxers

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

  • Martin Murray - 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 - A prospect from Blackpool

References

References

  1. "ww.hattonboxing.com news".
  2. [http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1094762_ricky_boxes_clever_with_new_venture Tameside Advertiser. Ricky boxes clever with new venture]
  3. [http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/112777/Sky-s-the-limit-for-promoter-Hatton Daily Express. Sky's the limit for Promoter Hatton]
  4. [http://www.hattonboxing.com/promotions www.hattonboxing.com promotions]
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