By Adam Mccoy: Ricky Hatton returned to the ring tonight and suffered defeat at the hands of Vyacheslav Senchenko. You have to give credit where credits due, Senchenko fought smart and occasionally stood toe to toe with Hatton. Hatton was stopped in the 9th by a crippling left hand body shot which totally took his breath away. The result was such a shame but was the night in general?

Hatton stated tonight was about beating his demons and he doesn’t just mean his last fight. Ricky has admitted to depression, feeling suicidal, drugs and endless amounts of alcohol. Ricky’s weight plummeted and he thought he was a failure as a father. Well tonight Hatton not only made his kids and wife proud he made the whole of the UK proud. Hopefully he will know hang up his gloves. He hasn’t lost anything what so ever tonight. He didn’t take the tune up fight people expected he picked up where he left off and went for a top fighter.

Unfortunately, Senchenko was just to much. Hatton had this to say “I thought I was maybe four rounds up but there were clear signs of ring rust. I hurt him a few times, and I was winning. I don’t want to make any hasty decisions but I am really heartbroken. It was a good shot, I should have realised he was looking for that. I suppose that is what three-and-a-half years out of the ring does. I think I did alright – this guy only lost his unbeaten record in his last fight. I am just gutted. I am not a failure, that is not how my career should end but I have to have a good think about it now.”

If this is the end for Ricky he will go down as an all time great. There is only one Ricky Hatton.