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.

RICKY HATTON stands tall among the British boxing legends after overwhelming the great Kostya Tszyu to seize the IBF light-welterweight title on a fight night to remember in Manchester.

Kostya Tszyu needed two attempts to hit the 10-stone light-welterweight limit at today’s weigh-in for his IBF title defence against Ricky Hatton in Manchester.

Miguel Cotto has backed light-welterweight kingpin Kostya Tszyu to knock out Ricky Hatton in what he believes will be a “one-sided fight”.

EXCITING Irish middleweight prospect John Duddy insists he will not be “star-struck” when he fights at the prestigious New York venue Madison Square Garden next month.

Kostya Tszyu arrived in Manchester last night with a stark warning for Ricky Hatton ahead of their June 5 light-welterweight super-fight.

Light-welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu is set to sign a four-fight deal which would see him take on England’s Ricky Hatton and Oscar de la Hoya, according to reports in his homeland.

Promoter Frank Warren insists Ricky Hatton will challenge world light-welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu in the spring – regardless of what the Russian boxer says.

Ricky Hatton has finally landed his dream fight after his promoter Frank Warren revealed the world’s number one-ranked light-welterweight Kostya Tszyu will come to Manchester in the spring of the new year.

American veteran Ray Oliveira expects to face the full fury of a fired-up Ricky Hatton when he challenges for the WBU light-welterweight title at London’s ExCel Arena tonight.

Ricky Hatton remains on course to challenge Kostya Tszyu for the world light-welterweight title early next year.

Ray Oliveira has vowed to make Ricky Hatton eat his words when the pair meet in London next month.

Ricky Hatton’s masterful points win over Ben Tackie at Manchester’s MEN Arena last night elevated him into the light-welterweight elite.

Ricky Hatton insists his brand new dietary regime has made him more hungry than ever for success.

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

Britain’s Ricky Hatton has today been hailed as the biggest live attraction in British boxing as promoter Frank Warren lined up his next title defence.