Ricky Hatton will fly home to consider his fighting future this week after falling short in his quest to wrest the WBC welterweight title from Floyd Mayweather.

SOMEONE’S ‘0’ had to go when the undefeated Floyd Mayweather and Ricky Hatton went toe-to-toe but both victor and vanquished now face tough decisions about their futures, career choices that will have a knock-on effect for some of boxing’s biggest names.

WHEN the end came, his undefeated status removed, Ricky Hatton met his fate with the same wit that had carried him through 14 weeks gruelling weeks of preparation, trash talking and media exposure.

Ricky Hatton ended the fight of his life flat on his back in Las Vegas on Saturday night but the gutsy manner of his 10th-round knockout defeat to the incomparable Floyd Mayweather had the ’Hit Man’ insisting: “I’ll be back”.

Ricky Hatton’s extraordinarily brave bid to wrest the WBC welterweight title from Floyd Mayweather ended when he was dramatically knocked out in the 10th round in Las Vegas tonight.

Floyd Mayweather insists there is no chance of this weekend’s super-fight with Ricky Hatton being postponed despite fears over the American’s fragile hands.

RICKY HATTON can start planning for a lucrative pay-per-view future against the biggest names in his sport after sinking Jose Luis Castillo in style at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Ricky Hatton delivered a performance of vicious efficiency to hammer Jose Luis Castillo to fourth-round defeat in Las Vegas and secure his place in the pantheon of his generation’s pay-per-view superstars.

Kevin McBride shrugged off Mike Tyson’s attempts to “break my arm” after sending the former heavyweight king into long overdue retirement.

Kevin McBride insists he is a “legitimate contender” for the world heavyweight title after his sensational defeat of Mike Tyson in Washington DC.

Mike Tyson confirmed he will retire from boxing after a humiliating defeat by Irishman Kevin McBride in Washington DC.

WAYNE MCCULLOUGH has given himself five months to make it back to the top.

Lennox Lewis called out to Mike Tyson after his chilling right-hand punch got rid of Hasim Rahman in Las Vegas and put him back on top of the boxing world.

Lennox Lewis emphatically regained his status as world heavyweight champion in Las Vegas with one of the best punches he has ever thrown.