Juan Lazcano Boxing News

The official weigh-in for the Ricky Hatton vs. Juan Lazcano showdown this Saturday (Live on VERSUS, the telecast will begin at a special time of 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT) was held In front of several thousand rabid fight fans in an ultra-modern Manchester, England shopping mall. With top announcer Michael Buffer handling the introductions, Juan Lazcano, [...]

Press present at the City of Manchester Stadium today for the final press conference ahead of Ricky Hatton’s May 24 bout with Juan Lazcano were in no doubt that Saturday’s clash will live up the massive pre-fight expectations. There was a real buzz amongst the dozens of journalists, radio and TV crews present as co-promoter [...]

IBF #1 ranked mandatory challenger Tomasz Adamek will return to the Windy City on July 11 when he headlines an exciting fight card at the Aragon Ballroom against veteran brawler Gary Gomez, it was jointly announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva and 8 Count Productions President Dominic Pesoli. ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights” broadcast [...]

In stark contrast to the circulating stories of an illness during training camp, which turned out to be nothing more than a fleeting minor virus, IBO/Ring Light Welterweight World Champion Ricky Hatton extended an open invitation to the British press yesterday to witness a rigorous display of his healthful condition. There has been no denial [...]

Former Heavyweight Champion of the World Larry Holmes has dismissed the current crop of heavyweight boxers as nothing more than ‘big and strong guys who don’t know how to fight.’ Speaking to Setanta Sports News Holmes said: “If you want to prove yourself as a champion, you have to fight everybody and anybody who comes [...]

Saturday, May 24 sees a record breaking show in the United Kingdom with 55,000 fans packed into the home of Manchester City Football Club to witness the homecoming of their favorite son, Ricky Hatton. Ricky defends his IBO light welterweight crown and the most prestigious title in world boxing, the Ring Magazine belt, against Mexican-American [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former super lightweight champion Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31 KOs) has finally decided on his next opponent Juan Lazcano (37-4-1, 27 KOs), whom he will be fighting on May 24th in Manchester, England. Hatton, 29, is coming off of a 10th round TKO loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in December 2007, and because [...]