Hatton-Alvarez

By Jim Dower: Photo credit Leopoldo Gonzalez – Saul Alvarez came in 1.8 pounds over the agreed upon 150 pound catchweight at Friday’s weigh-in for his fight against Matthew Hatton on Saturday night. Alvarez weighed 151.8, while Hatton came in at 149.6. Alvarez will now lose $35,000 of his purse, which will go to Hatton. [...]

From the office of WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán: WBC STATISTICS WBC Super Welterweight World Championship (vacant title)

By Francisco Hernandez: Not too long ago an over confident Ricky Hatton had the audacity to face a humble man from the Philippines who turns into a Tasmanian devil in the ring: Manny Pacquiao. Hatton had never really known the experience of getting savagely beat, he had been stopped by Floyd Mayweather but it was [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: The way I see this fight, Matthew Hatton (41-4-2, 16 KO’s) has about a zero percent chance of finishing this fight on his feet against the hard hitting WBC Silver junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (35-0-1, 26 KO’s) on March 5th at the Honda Center, in Anaheim, California.

MATTHEW HATTON will face brilliant Mexican youngster Saul Alvarez on Saturday March 5. The European welterweight champion will face the undefeated star at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

By Scott Gilfoid: EBU welterweight champion Matthew Hatton (41-4-2, 16 KO’s) has decided to risk all and go after unbeaten knockout artist Saul Alvarez (35-0-1, 26 KO’s) next instead of going after easier targets like WBA welterweight champion Vyacheslav Senchenko or Junior Witter. The contracts for the Alvarez fight will reportedly be signed in the [...]

By Chris Williams: Welterweight contender Matthew Hatton (38-4-2, 15 KO’s) could be the sacrificial lamb for unbeaten welterweight contender/prospect Saul Alvarez (30-0-1, 22 KO’s) to try and look good against on the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Shane Mosley undercard on May 1st at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Having seen Alvarez’s last six [...]