Ricky Hatton announces comeback bout after over a decade out of boxing
British boxing great Ricky Hatton is set for another comeback later this year – well over a decade since his last professional fight.
The 46-year-old former light-welterweight and welterweight world champion confirmed he will take on United Arab Emirates fighter Eisa Al Dah on December 2 in a middleweight showdown in Дубай.
Хатън, който удостовери, че състезанието ще се организира над осем триминутни кръга, пенсиониран през 2012 година, откакто загуби от Vyacheslav Senchenko, който единствено по себе си се завръща след три години от спорта.
манкуниански link instead after accidentally injuring his eye last week with his sunglasses.
He said: “I’m really devastated that I couldn’t be there with everyone. I’d much rather be in the Dubai sun rather than the Manchester rain. (But) I’m very much looking forward to (the fight). ”
Al Dah, also 46, has won eight of his 11 fights and he vowed an all-action encounter against Hatton.
He said: “Trust me, this fight will not be like the Jake Paul and Mike Tyson fight ” – referencing the widely-panned bout between the YouTuber-turned-boxer and the ex-world heavyweight champion last November.
Hatton was a unified world champion at light-welterweight, beating IBF champion Kostya Tszyu and WBA titlist Carlos Maussa in 2005, before claiming the WBA welterweight strap in 2006 by outpointing Luis Collazo.
Huge swathes of fans followed him to Las Vegas as he fought and was beaten by Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, which led to Hatton battling drink and drug problems and a slide into depression that left him feeling самоубийство.
След завръщане против Сененко и приключи с връх от 45 победи и три провали, Хатън насочи ръка към тренировки, макар че той имаше галерия против Марко Антонио Барера през 2022 година
Той сподели на 11.11 управление в Instagram: „ Аз безусловно се веселя да кажа, че стъпвам в кръга да го дам още един. Добре документиран, че се борих, само че в този момент съм на в действителност положително място, обичам живота, пробвайки се да пренеса идващите първенци. Но пристигна опцията да вляза в кръга и да го направя още веднъж. ”
