Hatton laughs off vicious Malignaggi jibes

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.

Hatton, 29, returns to the scene of his only defeat against Floyd Mayweather Jr at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to take on IBF light-welterweight champion Malignaggi on November 22.

The brash New Yorker believes Hatton is on the slide and vowed to expose his weaknesses, claiming the Mancunian struggles to compete against world-class opponents and has “plenty of flaws”.