By Geoff Poundes There’s a gathering constituency slowly getting behind the persistent rumour that Ricky Hatton, former light-welter and welter titlist, is preparing to return to the ring. Hatton has never looked comfortable in retirement, and has only recently swapped his desk for the job of hands-on trainer to a growing stable of young fighters, and it’s been hard not … [Read more...]
Senchenko And Malignaggi Contest WBA 147 Pound Title Sunday in the Ukraine
By Geoff Poundes It’s the poor man’s welterweight title that’s up for grabs in the Ukraine on Sunday when Vyacheslav Senchenko defends his WBA strap against perennial contender and all round motormouth Paulie Malignaggi. Senchenko’s on home soil at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk, and he entertains the American self-styled “Magic Man” in a fifth defence of a title he won … [Read more...]