Matthew Hatton wants Senchenko or Malignaggi if he gets past Van Heerden on March 2nd

hatton-matthew44By Scott Gilfoid: Former European Boxing Union (EBU) welterweight champion Matthew Hatton (43-6-2, 17 KO’s) is already looking past his March 2nd fight against International Boxing Organization (IBO) welterweight champion Chris van Heerden (18-1-1, 10 KO’s) in South Africa towards a hoped for fight against either WBA World welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi or former WBA welterweight champion Vyacheslav Senchenko.

Hatton, #14 IBF, likes his chances against both of those guys for some reason. Hatton especially wants to fight Senchenko so that he can get revenge for Senchenko whipping his brother Ricky Hatton last year in a 9th round TKO win last November.

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Matthew Hatton vs. Chris van Heerden on March 2nd in Cape Town, South Africa

hatton-matthew44By Scott Gilfoid: Matthew Hatton (43-6-2, 17 KO’s) was recently beaten by Kell Brook in March of 2012 in a mostly one-sided 12 round unanimous decision loss that was boring to watch due to the one-sided nature of the fight. Now it looks like the 31-year-old Hatton will be receiving another beating this time against IBO welterweight champion Chris van Heerden (18-1-1, 10 KO’s) on March 2nd in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

Hatton wants to try and capture the IBO strap so that he can use this to eventually get a title shot. However, he doesn’t have the skills or the power to beat the 25-year-old southpaw van Heerden, even though he’s not that great of a fighter either when you think about it.

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Matthew Hatton destroys Lomax, van Heerden is next

By Scott Gilfoid: Former EBU welterweight champion Matthew Hatton (43-6-2, 17 KO’s) set himself up for a title fight, if you want to call it that, against IBO welterweight champion Chris Van Heerden (18-1, 10 KO’s) for February or March next year in Cape Town, South Africa by beating an over-matched Michael Lomax (18-5-1, 3 KO’s) by a 1st round knockout last night at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom. The 31-year-old Hatton put the light hitting Lomax down with a right to the body and the fight was then halted at 1:24 of the round by referee Steve Gray.

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Matthew Hatton’s trainer hoping wins over Lomax and Van Heerden will lead to bigger fights

Image: Matthew Hatton's trainer hoping wins over Lomax and Van Heerden will lead to bigger fightsBy William Mackay: 31-year-old Matthew Hatton’s career hasn’t been going too well as of late with losses in two out of his last three fights. Hatton is looking for a change of luck in his next two fights starting with Michael Lomax (18-4-1, 3 KO’s) on October 12th at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, Lancashire, UK and followed by a bigger fight against IBO welterweight champion Chris van Heerden (18-1-1, 10 KO’s) on February 2nd in a yet to be determined venue in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

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