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Hatton free to fight




WBA/IBF light-welterweight champion Ricky Hatton will not have to fight WBA No.1 contender Souleymane M'baye in his next bout.

The French WBA No.1 contender had hoped to force Hatton to defend his WBA title against him next but in a New York court yesterday M'baye's lawyer Judd Burstein withdrew from forcing any action against the undefeated 27 year-old.

Hatton is now free to face whoever he chooses and promoters Fight Academy along with American partner Arthur Pellulo expect to make an announcement within the next 24 hours. Hatton had hoped to face WBC welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir but the tough Argentine brawler is said to have priced himself out of the fight.

At least this is one distraction taken care of; it won't be on Ricky's mind during training camp etc.

Now it's time to sort the opponent out and start training ASAP!

It is Harris from what I am being told mate...

I am actually happy with this fight to be honest, Let's remember Harris is much better than the fighter we saw against Maussa, That was a blip nothing more.

What we will see with Harris vs hatton is how Hatton copes against a fighter with the ability to KO him with one punch, and against a fighter that carries this power for 12 rounds.

Is Hatton vs Baldomir a better fight?

Is it hell, In terms of getting another title and maybe making a better case for a fight against Mayweather...maybe, but in terms of opponent Harris IS the better fighter!

This fight is intriguing in a few different ways some of which I have mentioned BUT it is only acceptable because we believe we will get to see Hatton in with one of the big guys next...

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