Hatton: The End ; 'to Do This Game You Have to Have Fire in Your Belly and Hunger to Want to Get Up in the Morning. I've Had Enough...'

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RICKY HATTON, one of Britain's greatest ever boxers, has given the broadest hint that he will never be seen in a ring again. The 30- year-old former world light-welterweight champion, who has not fought since being dramatically knocked out in two rounds by Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas nearly five months ago, will stage his first European title fight as a promoter at the Manchester Velodrome on Friday.

England's Matthew Macklin will be taking on Amin Asikainen of Finland for the middleweight crown and Hatton hopes it will be the start of a rise to the top in this country as he attempts to bring a new style of treatment for boxers which, he believes, has been lacking in the past.

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Hatton: The End ; 'to Do This Game You Have to Have Fire in Your Belly and Hunger to Want to Get Up in the Morning. I've Had Enough...'

'I think I can become the biggest promoter in Britain,' said Hatton. 'I'm sure Frank Warren and Frank Maloney sat down and thought they wanted to be the best. They were just like...

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