Hatton looks fit and ready to comeback!!!

Manny Pacquiao defeated Ricky Hatton back in 2009 and since then former WBA welterweight champion has not fought.

But according to the news it has been confirmed that Hatton 33 is now set to return and to take on former rival Paulie Malignaggi in late November.

Since retiring Hatton has struggled to readjust to life, with his weight ballooning and a cocaine habit landing him in rehab.

But the newspaper reports that he has lost two and a half stone and is as fit as he was at the height of his career.

Hatton's return is initially set to be for two bouts, but if all goes well he is already hoping to earn a re-match with Pacquiao.

Malignaggi wants to fight Ricky in October!!!

Paulie Malignaggi revealed that he wants to fight against Ricky Hatton in Brooklyn in October. He had been already beaten up once by Hatton back in October 2008 and now looking forward to set the record straight.

It has also been rumored that Ricky has retired from the boxing after a defeat to Manny Pacquiao in 2009 but its has been reported that he is back to gym and ready to return to the ring.

"I am trying to find out if the rumours are true," Malignaggi told BoxingScene. "If they are then of course I am interested. It's always nice to go back and avenge your losses." 

"There is just no way Ricky Hatton can beat me," he continued. "I say that respectfully.

"He did his thing. He was an iconic figure in boxing but I eat those styles up. If you watched me throughout 2008, it was sub-par.

"It was an inner team problem that I should have fixed long before the Hatton fight."

Malignaggi went on to invite a third fight, in England next year to "settle the trilogy".

Is Ricky Hatton Returing Back?

Ricky Hatton confirms that he will get back to the ring only if the price is right.He has been in rumors in boxing community over his return after getting into his best shape since last fighting in 2009.

Hatton has also commenced on a strict diet and training programme in recent weeks, resulting in a massive loss of weight.

Hatton has been already challenged by one former opponent – American big mouth Paulie Malignaggi that he wants to be Hatton’s first opponent.

Hatton has apparently spoken with those close to him about the possibility of a comeback.

Ricky Hatton will make ​​a dramatic ring return next month

Ricky Hatton will make ​​a dramatic ring return next month, but instead throw leather barking orders.

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Previous month ‘The Hitman’'s license and is hoping that his team trained with the first one welterweight fighter Blackpool's Adam Little.

Hatton will be in Little’s corner when your dependent Oldham Sports Centre on Saturday November 12 against the box for the first time.

Former two-weight world champion Hatton said: “This is the biggest buzz I have had since my fighting days.

“When I was going through my depression I would nip off to the pub, but I don’t want to now.

“I am looking forward to work every day and every evening I am sat up thinking what new things we can do in training.”

Little, 20, has won his first three professional contests and Hatton added: “I boxed to be the best in the world and nothing has changed now I’ve become a trainer.

“My standards are still as high as they were as a fighter, and I hope to try and be the best trainer in the world.

“Once word gets out that I am training it won’t be long before more kids ask me to work with them.

“Adam is really talented and will get to the stage where he has several title belts wrapped around his waist.

“I’ve learnt a lot from very good coaches over the years like Brian Hughes, Billy Graham, Floyd Mayweather Sr and Bob Shannon.

“Working with so many great coaches I’ve picked the bones out of what I agree with and added my own little spin.

“I think I have come up with a great system and coupled with my enthusiasm believe I can be a success.”

Little was lastly trained by Joe Pennington - who encouraged the boxer to team up with Hatton at his state of the art Hyde gymnasium.

Hatton added: “I spoke to Joe who is a good friend of mine and he is happy with Adam joining me.

“I thank Joe for giving me a head start with Adam. Joe has done a wonderful job and hopefully I can just add to what he has already taught him.

“Adam is really talented, dead keen, comes up from Blackpool every afternoon and we have hit it off straight away.”

Ricky Hatton has admitted he contemplated suicide as his boxing career

Ricky Hatton's boxing career, how he considered suicide after the end of the spoke.

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The popular Mancunian in July only to confirm his retirement, he admits now writing his second round by Manny Pacquiao after pummeling was on the wall in Las Vegas in May 2009 that caused him to slip into depression and a battle with drink and drugs.

On considering taking his life, the 32-year-old told BBC Radio 5 Live: "A lot of people say 'I've tried committing suicide' but there's saying it and doing it and it was coming on a regular basis. Being a proud man and a warrior, to get splattered in two rounds like I did was really hard to come to terms with. When I tried to get back into training, I realised the hunger was gone and my career was over."

He added: "Everything got on top of me and it was a really horrible time in my life. I'd go out, have a few drinks, start sulking and start feeling sorry for myself.

"I kept coming home and crying to my girlfriend saying, 'I want to end it, I don't want to live'. Depression is a very serious thing. People don't realise how deadly it can be."

Problems came when his finally a head on Sunday newspaper he had been stung, something Hatton is now the press is a blessing in disguise is uncovered.

He said, "For someone in my position, taking drugs once is nothing short of disgraceful".

"The reason behind my actions and the way I was behaving wasn't a drink or drugs thing, it was depression. I was so down, I was crying and breaking out and contemplating suicide.

"Half the things I was doing I didn't even read about in the paper. I can't even remember the night that it happened. That's what depression does to you.

"I was having blackouts, days on end whether I was drinking or not when I couldn't remember what had happened in my life. I thank the News of the World because who knows where it could have ended up."

Ricky Hatton and his trainer to apply for licenses to produce

Ricky Hatton and his trainer to apply for licenses to produce after the world champion.

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Former two-weight world champion last year for drugs and was banned from fighting in the summer after his retirement to try his hand at training.

Hatton and his father, Ray, also Hatton Group, which Hatton Promotions, a clothing brand and TV networks are taken as the head.

"It won't be long before you see me back in the ring," said the popular Hitman. "But I'll be talking words of wisdom to future world champions in the corner instead of fighting.

"If I'm lucky enough to train a world champion, it would give me as much pleasure as any of my great victories around the world.

"It took a long time to make that retirement announcement, but when I did that in July I felt like a massive weight had been lifted and that I could look forward. I see this as the start of a new career."

Ricky Hatton wants to turns back to the ring as a trainer

Former two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton has revealed that he wants to turns back to the ring as a trainer and could apply for his licenses.

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As soon as next month, the new boxing season coincides with the beginning.

The Hitman, who officially announced his retirement from the ring in July, as promoter he has already has a successful life, helping to secure major titles for some of Manchester’s best fighters – but has always made ​​it clear that he felt more at home than it is in the gym.

Hatton wants to experience again the wonderful nights, but this time around the corner.

The Manchester man already has a state-of-the-art gym in Denton and only needs the go-ahead from the British Boxing Board of Control to get going.

Hatton told the Manchester Evening News, ‘I’d like to be a trainer. I’ve got Hatton Promotions and a great staff working for me. Where we’ve come from as a promotional company is a credit to me and the people who work for me.

‘I want to bring fighters through and champions through,’ revealed both the welterweight and light welterweight champion Hatton at the world in 2010, being named to this year's European promoter before.