Ricky Hatton

IBHoF Bio

Name: Ricky Hatton
Alias: The Hitman
Birth Name: Richard John Hatton
Hometown: Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Birthplace: Stockport, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Died: 2025-09-14 (Age:46)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 171cm
Reach: 165cm
Promoter: Record
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

• Trainers: Billy Graham (former), Floyd Mayweather (2008-2009), Bob Shannon
• Managers: Frank Warren (1997-2005), Dennis Hobson (2005-?), Ray Hatton (2007)
• Ricky Hatton Gallery

Amateur Accomplishments

• Purported amateur Record: 73-7
• 1996 World Junior Championships Bronze medalist in Havana, Cuba at Light Welterweight.
  • Defeated Omar Nabaccie (Georgia) RSC 1
  • Defeated Roberto Guerra (Cuba) 24-18
  • Defeated Keith Kemp (United States) 11-8
  • Lost to Timur Nergadze (Russia) 10-14
• 1997 ABA Light Welterweight Champion

Career Factoids

• 4 opponents (2 by KO) beaten in world championship bouts.
  • 1 opponent (0 by KO) in World Welterweight Title bouts.
  • 3 opponents (2 by KO) in World Light Welterweight Title bouts.
• Has a record of 4-2 (2 KOs) in World title fights.
• Has a record of 6-2 (4 KOs) in Lineal title fights.

• Has a record of 7-3 (5 KOs) against former or current world champions (excluding regular/secondary champions):
  • Won against Freddie Pendleton, Vince Phillips, Kostya Tszyu, Carlos Maussa, Juan Urango, Jose Luis Castillo, Paul Malignaggi
  • Lost against Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao, Vyacheslav Senchenko

• Has a record of 1-2 (1 KO) against current International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees.
  • Won against Kostya Tszyu.
  • Lost against future Hall of Famers Floyd Mayweather Jr. & Manny Pacquiao.

Regional & Minor Titles

• IBO Light Welterweight Title (January 2007 - May 2009, 3 defenses)
• WBU Light Welterweight Title (March 2001 - May 2005, 15 defenses)

• WBC International Light Welterweight Title (2007)
• BBBofC Light Welterweight Title (2000)
• WBA Inter-Continental Light Welterweight Title (2000)
• WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight Title (1999 - 2000)
• BBBofC Central Area Light Welterweight Title (1999)

The Ring/Lineal Titles

• World Junior Welterweight Title

4th June 2005 - 2nd May 2009 (5 defenses)

World Titles

• Lineal/Ring Magazine Light Welterweight Championship (2005 - 2009, 5 defenses)
• IBF Light Welterweight Title (2005 - 2007, 2 defenses)
• WBA Super World Light Welterweight Title (2005 - 2006, 0 defenses)

• WBA World Welterweight Title (2006, 0 defenses)

Awards & Recognition

• 2005 Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year: Hatton is the first British boxer to receive the award since its inception in 1928
• 2005 ESPN.com Fighter of the Year
• Mens Fitness Magazine's Fittest Sportsman
• 2007 Awarded the honour Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Trains/Trained

• Siarhei Rabchenka
• Zhanat Zhakiyanov
• Nathan Gorman
• Kirill Relikh
• Sam Evans
• Reuben Arrowsmith
• Chris Blaney
• Mark Heffron
• Darryll Williams

Notes

• Older brother of Matthew Hatton.

Preceded by: Kostya Tszyu	IBF Light Welterweight Champion 2005 Jun 4 – 2006 Mar 29 Vacated	Succeeded by: Juan Urango
Preceded by: Carlos Maussa Lost bid for Super Championship	WBA Light Welterweight Champion 2005 Nov 26 – 2006 May 4 Super Champion Vacated	Succeeded by: —
Preceded by: Luis Collazo Regular Champion	WBA Welterweight Champion 2006 May 13 – 2006 Aug 31 Vacated	Succeeded by: Miguel Angel Cotto
Preceded by: Juan Urango	IBF Light Welterweight Champion 2007 Jan 20 – 2007 Feb 9 Vacated	Succeeded by: Lovemore N'dou
Preceded by: Kostya Tszyu	Lineal Junior Welterweight Champion 2005 June 4 – 2009 May 2	Succeeded by: Manny Pacquiao