Boxing: Hatton announces retirement

LONDON: Former welterweight and light-welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton has announced his retirement, sooner than most had expected, at the age of 32. He has not fought since he suffered a crushing IBO light-welterweight world title defeat at the hands of Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas two years ago. Hatton’s only other defeat in his 47-fight career came against Floyd Mayweather Junior in 2007. He lost his license to box professionally after facing allegations in 2010 over use of cocaine.



Published in The Express Tribune, July 8^th, 2011.