Ricky Hatton wiped tears from his swollen eyes and insisted his failed comeback attempt against Vyacheslav Senchenko on Saturday night has given him all the incentive he needs to emerge as a winner in his hardest fight to come.

Once the pain of the dug left hand which dumped Ricky Hatton down for the count on his boxing comeback has eased, the tremendously popular Manchester ’hitman’ must gear up for the fight of his life.

Ricky Hatton is hopeful his tale of personal redemption has unified fans and critics alike ahead of his boxing return tomorrow night.

Ricky Hatton will announce the opponent for his comeback fight this Friday.

Ricky Hatton is expected to target a world title rematch with former foe Paulie Malignaggi when he announces his decision to return to the ring at a press conference in Manchester on Friday.

Amir Khan will defend his WBA light-welterweight title against European champion Paul McCloskey on April 16.

Trainer Freddie Roach believes Amir Khan has taken a big step towards boxing’s big time following his acclaimed American debut at Madison Square Garden.

Irish light welterweight Jamie Kavanagh marked his professional debut with a TKO win over American William Ware at Madison Square Garden last night.

Amir Khan made an impressive American debut as he successfully defended his WBA light-welterweight title with an 11th-round stoppage of Paulie Malignaggi at Madison Square Garden.

Amir Khan's WBA light-welterweight title defence against Paulie Malignaggi will be brimming with tension at Madison Square Garden tonight after the pre-fight weigh-in ended in chaos at a Manhattan hotel last night.

THE war of words between Amir Khan and Paulie Malignaggi developed into chaos at the weigh-in yesterday ahead of their WBA light-welterweight title fight at Madison Square Garden.

The war of words between Amir Khan and Paulie Malignaggi developed into chaos at the weigh-in today ahead of their WBA light-welterweight title fight at Madison Square Garden.

Amir Khan’s WBA light-welterweight title defence against Paulie Malignaggi on May 15 will be shown live on terrestrial television.

Amir Khan has confirmed he hopes to make his US debut against Paulie Malignaggi at New York’s Madison Square Gardens on May 15.

RICKY HATTON will not be satisfied even if he becomes the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter by beating Manny Pacquiao and will not retire as he feels he still has unfinished business with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Ricky Hatton will face Manny Pacquiao in one of the most lucrative fights of 2009 after the Filipino fighter finally signed a contract following weeks of uncertainty.

RICKY HATTON believes he can be the ‘Golden Boy’ of Europe by building a boxing empire to rival his role model, Oscar De La Hoya.

Ricky Hatton hopes to crown his reinvigorated career in front of 100,000 fans at Wembley with a mouthwatering fight against Oscar De la Hoya.

FORMER undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has told ex-rival Vitali Klitschko to stop dreaming about a rematch.

RICKY HATTON signalled his return to form with a classy 11th-round stoppage of Paulie Malignaggi and promised he can continue to improve in future fights.

Ricky Hatton continued his unbeaten run at light-welterweight by outclassing Paulie Malignaggi with an 11th-round stoppage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

A REJUVENATED Ricky Hatton is aiming to put the record straight against Paulie Malignaggi tonight after admitting he looked like he was “past it” in his last fight.

Ricky Hatton made weight right on the limit for Saturday’s junior-welterweight fight with American Paulie Malignaggi at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

RICKY HATTON is looking forward to reawakening his boxing talents when he fights Paulie Malignaggi at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

RICKY HATTON insists recognition is more important than alphabet titles after shrugging off the fact Saturday’s showdown with Paulie Malignaggi will not be for the IBF light-welterweight belt.

RICKY HATTON has vowed to put on a “barnstorming” show when he locks horns with Paulie Malignaggi on Saturday.

RICKY HATTON yesterday laughed off a series of vicious jibes from forthcoming opponent Paulie Malignaggi and launched a vigorous defence of his record in the ring.

Ricky Hatton hopes to add Manchester City’s prospective new owners to his huge band of supporters after inviting them to his fight against Paulie Malignaggi in Las Vegas.

Ricky Hatton believes he can prolong his career by becoming a more polished boxer and insists: “I’m not ready for my pipe and slippers yet!”

RICKY HATTON has vowed to produce a more “refined” performance against Paulie Malignaggi after teaming up with new trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr — but promised his fans he will still treat them to some typical “crash, bang, wallop” excitement.

Ricky Hatton will be trained by Floyd Mayweather snr for his fight against IBF light-welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi in Las Vegas on November 22.

RICKY HATTON has ended months of speculation about his future with trainer Billy Graham by revealing the pair are to split with immediate effect, bringing an end to one of the most successful partnerships in British boxing history.

Ricky Hatton will head into his world title clash against Paulie Malignaggi in November without trainer Billy Graham in his corner after confirming their 11-year partnership has come to an end.

Ricky Hatton looks set to switch the venue of his next fight from New York to Las Vegas – in order to save his army of fans some money.

Ricky Hatton overcame an attack of nerves and a handful of booming left hands to get back into the winning habit and line up a world title showdown against IBF champion Paulie Malignaggi back in America in November.

RICKY HATTON hopes to have secured his next two fights within a week — with bouts on both sides of the Atlantic planned.

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.