Ricky Hatton’s long-time nemesis Junior Witter has offered the Manchester ’Hit Man’ a major financial incentive to make a fight between the two domestic rivals next summer.

RICKY HATTON has made up his mind to fight on following the first defeat of his career to Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

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.

JUNIOR WITTER has labelled Ricky Hatton a “bully” and a “coward” as the war of words between the British rivals rumbles on.

World light-welterweight champion Junior Witter has warned his rival Ricky Hatton he is risking his career as well as his long-term health by allowing his weight to balloon dramatically between fights.

BERNARD DUNNE is under no illusion about the enormity of the task when he faces former champion, Esham Pickering, for the European Super Bantamweight title at The Point on November 11 where all the 7,000 available tickets are sold out.

HOWARD EASTMAN pushed Bernard Hopkins all the way but failed to land the undisputed world middleweight title at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Francis Barrett made a significant breakthrough in European boxing circles in Nottingham, gaining a unanimous points decision over local favourite Gavin Down for the vacant European Union light welterweight title.

Ricky Hatton will face unbeaten Brazilian Kelson Pinto in the 12th defence of his WBU light-welterweight title at the MEN Arena in Manchester on April 3.

Ulsterman Eamonn Magee will challenge Germany’s Oktay Urkal for the European light-welterweight title on May 3 in Germany.