Ricky Hatton will return to boxing

The former world boxing champion will step back into the ring - 13 years after retiring from the sport.

Author: Leo ChristianPublished 7th Jul 2025

Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton has announced he'll step back into the ring - 13 years after retiring from the sport.

The Mancunium boxing legend, who turns 47 in October, will fight the UAE's Eisa Al Dah in a middleweight bout on 2 December in Dubai.

Hatton, who held world titles at welterweight and light-welterweight, won 45 of his 48 fights before hanging up his gloves in 2012.

It followed notable losses to Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, with the latter also confirming his comeback to boxing with a WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios on 19 July

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