English boxing nice Ricky Hatton will wind again the clock as he makes a shock return to the squared circle.
Hatton, 46, is about to battle Eisa Al Dah at middleweight on December 2 in Dubai.
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It will likely be Hatton’s first skilled bout since November 2012, when he was stopped by Vyacheslav Senchenko.
He returned to the ring in 2022 in opposition to Marco Antonio Barrera, however it was an exhibition bout.
Al Dah, additionally 46, is the United Arab Emirates’ first-ever skilled boxer having made his debut in March 2007 in opposition to Larry Foster.
Hatton was as a consequence of fly out to Dubai forward of the press convention to launch the bout.
Nevertheless, Hatton was compelled to stay at dwelling after he sustained an eye fixed harm in the course of the Oasis reunion live performance in Cardiff and was not cleared to journey till it was healed.
Though he couldn’t be there in particular person, Hatton appeared by way of video name to speak up the battle.
“I am very a lot trying ahead to it myself, to be sincere with you,” Hatton mentioned.
“What you are making an attempt to do there for boxing in Dubai is incredible.”
Al Dah was extra emphatic in how he believed the battle would go and regardless of the duo each being 46, he vowed there could be loads of vitality.
He remarked: “Belief me, this battle is not going to be just like the Jake Paul and Mike Tyson battle.
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“It will likely be a real battle, true motion.
“And I’ll do my greatest, as a result of all people within the UAE and the Gulf, they are going to watch this battle.
“The place might be offered out and it will likely be watched around the globe.”
Hatton stays one among Britain’s best-ever and hottest fighters, having amassed a staggering 43-0 document earlier than he was overwhelmed for the primary time in December 2007 by Floyd Mayweather Jr for the WBC and The Ring welterweight straps.
In that dazzling unbeaten streak, Hatton received a number of world titles within the tremendous light-weight division and one at welterweight.
His crowning second got here in June 2005 when he dethroned Australia’s Kostya Tszyu to assert the IBF and The Ring tremendous light-weight crowns.
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Following the defeat to ‘Cash’ Mayweather, Hatton picked up back-to-back wins over Juan Lazcano and Paulie Malignaggi to retain his IBO and The Ring tremendous light-weight titles.
However he misplaced his world champion standing when he was knocked out by Manny Pacquaio in Could 2009.
He took a two-and-a-half yr absence from the ring after the loss to Pacquiao, however ended it in November 2012 in opposition to Senchenko.
Sadly his remaining battle didn’t go to plan as he was stopped within the ninth spherical.
But Hatton could have one remaining probability to finish his skilled profession on a excessive.