Pacquiao looks to seal place in history by beating Hatton

MANNY PACQUIAO will be looking to cement a legacy of his own this weekend when he attempts to conquer the light-welterweight division by beating Ricky Hatton.

Winning Hatton’s Ring Magazine belt at 140lbs would add the light-welterweight number one spot to his impressive CV, having previously won world titles at flyweight, super-bantamweight, super-featherweight and lightweight and taking Marco Antonio Barrera’s scalp at featherweight.

Victory will also further enhance the iconic status of Pacquiao in his native Philippines, where he was most recently greeted as a national hero following his dismantling of American superstar Oscar De La Hoya at welterweight last December.