RICKY HATTON admits to being star-struck by messages of support from David Beckham in the run-up to his super-fight with Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas next month.

ONLY a big fight night in the Big Apple can start with Don King in a Santa Claus outfit and end with a promoter and his boxer both staking claims to fight the same man.

RICKY HATTON is relishing the opportunity to prove himself the best fighter on the planet after contracts were signed yesterday for his December super-fight against Floyd Mayweather.

Contracts have been signed for Ricky Hatton’s December 8 super-fight against Floyd Mayweather, Hatton’s father Ray confirmed today.

Ricky Hatton is set to get his wish of a career-defining super-fight against Floyd Mayweather after his father Ray confirmed he had reached a deal “in principle” with the American’s representatives.

JOE CALZAGHE has home advantage for his super-fight against Mikkel Kessler with the Millennium Stadium hosting the eagerly awaited showdown on November 3.

JOHN DUDDY’S first professional fight on Irish soil is to be televised live on US television.

Ricky Hatton is “chomping at the bit” to begin negotiations over a superfight with Floyd Mayweather, according to his father Ray.

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.

Ricky Hatton has warned Jose Luis Castillo he will walk away from their Saturday super-fight in Las Vegas if the Mexican fails to hit the 140lbs light-welterweight limit.

RICKY HATTON is completing preparations for Saturday night’s Las Vegas super-fight against Jose Luis Castillo with a frightening intensity which lends weight to trainer Billy Graham’s claim that he will answer the opening bell in the best shape of his career.

Ricky Hatton admits he has been below par for his last two fights and is looking for improvement against Jose Luis Castillo next month.

Former two-weight world champion Diego Corrales has died in a Las Vegas motorcycle accident exactly two years since his finest moment in the ring.

RICKY HATTON will decide this weekend whether or not he gives up his recently-won IBF light welterweight belt.

RICKY HATTON reclaimed his old IBF light-welterweight title and set up a June super-fight back on the Las Vegas Strip after battling past Juan Urango at the Paris Casino.

Ricky Hatton reclaimed his old IBF light-welterweight title with a gruelling points victory over previously unbeaten Colombian Juan Urango at the Paris Casino in Las Vegas.

EVERY time Ricky Hatton gazes up towards the bright Las Vegas sky he is reminded of the reason why he has earned the right to top the bill in the entertainment capital of the world.

RICKY HATTON admits he has allowed his mind to stray towards the prospect of future super-fights as he prepares to make his debut as a Las Vegas bill-topper tomorrow night.

RICKY HATTON has revealed his days as a two-weight world champion are numbered ahead of his quest to regain the IBF light-welterweight title from Juan Urango in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

RICKY HATTON has been warned by his trainer Billy Graham there may come a time he will have to go it alone if he elects to continue fighting past his prime.

RICKY HATTON is intent on succeeding where numerous other British boxing stars have failed by turning his Las Vegas debut into a night to remember.

DIEGO CORRALES returns to action after a year out of the ring in Las Vegas tomorrow night when he defends his WBC lightweight title in a potentially explosive rubber match against Joel Casamayor.

RICKY HATTON will make light of losing out on a projected super-fight against Arturo Gatti and head straight back across the Atlantic for his next contest on December 9.

HIS bruises are yet to heal from Saturday’s epic encounter with Luis Collazo in Boston, but Ricky Hatton is already setting his sights on another almighty world title tear-up.

Ricky Hatton’s new number one rival Diego Corrales has promised to come to Britain to claim his IBF light-welterweight title.

AMERICAN warrior Diego Corrales has challenged Ricky Hatton to put his IBF light-welterweight title on the line on an amazing double-bill in front of 60,000 British fans.