UNDISPUTED welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr brushed aside Ricky Hatton’s calls for respect ahead of the December 8 showdown between the undefeated boxers and warned the Englishman, “we’re at war”.

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

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

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 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.

THE BBC have unveiled a shortlist of 10 sportsmen and women who are in contention for the Sports Personality of the Year award — including Irish golfer Darren Clarke.

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.

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 dredged up a performance full of guts and grit to claim the WBA welterweight title from Luis Collazo in Boston then admitted: “That was the toughest fight of my life.”

Ricky Hatton was crowned a two-weight world champion in Boston after battling through the toughest night of his career to beat WBA welterweight king Luis Collazo on points.

Ricky Hatton believes his decision to pursue welterweight glory across the Atlantic underlines his intention to dominate the division on a global scale.

Don King has backed Ricky Hatton’s bid to establish himself as one of the world’s leading welterweights irrespective of whether a title is on the line in Boston on Saturday.

Leading American cable network HBO have vowed to help make Ricky Hatton “as big a star in the US as he is in Britain”.

IBF light-welterweight champion Ricky Hatton is to surrender his title after refusing to fulfil his mandatory defence against Ben Rabbah.

Ricky Hatton’s next opponent is still unknown as his promoters attempt to arrange a defence against IBF mandatory challenger Ben Rabah.