Matthew Hatton

Last updated

Matthew Hatton
Matthew Hatton.jpg
Hatton in 2010
Born
Matthew James Hatton

(1981-05-15) 15 May 1981 (age 42)
NationalityBritish
Other namesMagic
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 8+12 in (174 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights52
Wins43
Wins by KO17
Losses7
Draws2

Matthew James "Matty" Hatton (born 15 May 1981) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2013. He held the European welterweight title from 2010 to 2011, and challenged once for the WBC light-middleweight title in the latter year. He is the younger brother of former two-division world champion of boxing, Ricky Hatton, and fought on the undercard of many of Ricky's high-profile fights.

Contents

Biography

Hatton was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, to Ray and Carol. Before becoming a professional boxer, Hatton worked for the family carpet business as a carpet fitter. He and his girlfriend Jenna Coyne have a son named Jack, who was born in 2008 and a daughter named Lola born in 2012. Unlike his brother Ricky, dad Ray, and the majority of his family who are supporters of Manchester City, Matthew supports Manchester United. [1]

Amateur

Hatton began boxing at the age of 12, [2] and had 22 amateur contests, winning 18.

Professional boxing career

Hatton's career as a professional boxer began in late 2000 with a point's victory over David White, on the undercard of brother Ricky's fight with Giuseppe Lauri. Hatton was undefeated in his first 13 fights before a point's loss to journeyman David Kirk in 2003. In 2004, Hatton went on to defeat Robert Burton to win the British Central Area welterweight title, and six months later defeated the same man to claim the light middleweight version of the title.

British Title

On 20 October 2006, Hatton was disqualified for low blows in the tenth and final round of a British Welterweight title eliminator against Alan Bosworth. Victory may well have given Hatton a shot at the British Welterweight title which was held at the time by Scottish boxer Kevin Anderson.

In 2007, Hatton won the IBF International welterweight title by defeating American Frank Houghtaling, and in his next fight defeated Puerto Rican Edwin Vazquez to win the IBF Inter-Continental title. Both fights were held in Las Vegas, Nevada on the undercard of Ricky Hatton's fights with Juan Urango and José Luis Castillo.

Commonwealth Title

On 28 May 2008, Hatton lost to Craig Watson on a points decision with scores of 116–112, 117–112 and 118–111 in a challenge for the Commonwealth welterweight championship. [3] The fight was held at the City of Manchester Stadium on the undercard of Ricky Hatton's fight with Juan Lazcano.

A short time after his loss to Watson, Hatton decided to leave long-time trainer Billy Graham and his Phoenix Camp Gym. Hatton would go on to be trained at Bobby Rimmer's Boxing Academy based in Stalybridge under the guidance of Lee Beard, who is also assistant trainer to Ricky Hatton. [4]

Hatton vs. Ben Tackie

Hatton fought former World title challenger Ben Tackie on the undercard of Ricky Hatton's fight with Paul Malignaggi at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas on 22 November 2008. Tackie was defeated by Matthew Hatton over 12 rounds in December 2003. Hatton defeated Tackie via a convincing unanimous decision with scores of 98–92, 98–92 and 97–93 in a performance which has been described as the best of his career. [5]

Hatton vs. Bami

On 28 March 2009, Hatton defeated Ted Bami via a 6th round stoppage in an eliminator for the IBO welterweight Title. [6]

Hatton vs. N'dou

Hatton was scheduled to fight Zab Judah on 19 September 2009 at the MGM Grand arena in a welterweight bout as part of the undercard of the Mayweather-Marquez fight. [7] This fight was postponed due to the main bout being postponed owing to a rib injury to Mayweather. Instead Hatton fought Lovemore N'dou for the IBO Welterweight title at Fenton Manor in Stoke-on-Trent on 13 November 2009, the contest was scored a draw. [8]

Hatton vs. Branco

Hatton claimed the vacant European welterweight title with a unanimous points win over Gianluca Branco in Dagenham on 26 March 2010. Branco, having only lost twice previous to this fight (against Arturo Gatti & Miguel Cotto), came into the fight as Hatton's toughest test to date. Branco caught Hatton with a right hand in the first round which seemed to have him hurt, but Hatton overcame it and went on to claim the decision, allowing him to fully escape older brother Ricky's shadow and become "The European Welterweight Champion Of The World".

Hatton vs. Álvarez

In March 2011, Hatton lost to Canelo Álvarez in a bid for the WBC light-middleweight title. The bigger and stronger Alvarez was docked a point in round seven ultimately leading to all three judges scoring the bout at 119–108 in favor of Alvarez. [9]

Hatton vs. Brook

In March 2012, Hatton lost to undefeated Kell Brook in an all-British clash at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield. The quicker, more technically astute Brook outclassed Hatton over 12 rounds, and won the fight via a Unanimous Decision.

Hatton vs. Lomax

In October 2012, Hatton won a 1st-round knockout to journeyman Michael Lomax. It was a comeback bout after his disappointing defeat to Kell Brook, and a determined Hatton took the fight easily.

Hatton vs. Van Heerden

In his first fight of the year in February 2013, Hatton lost a unanimous decision to IBO Welterweight champion Chris Van Heerden. The South African outclassed him throughout with a smarter skillset that may have shattered future title hopes for the British boxer.

Championships held

Professional boxing record

43 Wins (17 knockouts, 25 decisions), 7 Losses, 2 Draws [10]
Res.RecordOpponentTypeRd., TimeDateLocationNotes
Loss43-7-2 Flag of South Africa.svg Chris van Heerden UD 12 (12)2013-02-03 Flag of South Africa.svg Sandton Convention Center, South Africa
Loss43-6-2 Flag of England.svg Kell Brook UD 12 (12) 2012-03-17 Flag of England.svg Motorpoint Arena Sheffield, England
Loss43-5-2 Flag of Mexico.svg Canelo Álvarez UD 12 (12) 2011-03-05 Flag of the United States.svg Honda Center, Anaheim, California For vacant WBC light middleweight title
Win43-4-2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roberto Belge KO 1 (12)2010-11-26 Flag of England.svg Reebok Stadium, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England Retained EBU (European) welterweight title
Win42-4-2 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Nuzhnenko UD 12 (12)2010-07-16 Flag of England.svg Bolton Arena, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England Retained EBU (European) welterweight title, Hatton down in 1st
Win41-4-2 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Branco UD 12 (12)2010-03-26 Flag of England.svg Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex, England Won vacant EBU (European) welterweight title
Win40-4-2 Flag of Georgia.svg Mikheil Khutsishvili TKO 5 (8)
2:35
2010-02-19 Flag of England.svg Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke, Staffordshire, England
Draw39-4-2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lovemore N'dou Draw 12 (12)2009-11-13 Flag of England.svg Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke, Staffordshire, England International Boxing Organization Welterweight Title
Win39-4-1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ernesto Zepeda UD 8 (8)2009-05-02 Flag of the United States.svg MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win38-4-1 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Ted Bami TKO 6 (12)
2:03
2009-03-28 Flag of England.svg Leisure Centre, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England IBO Welterweight Title Eliminator
Bami came in one pound over the weight limit on his first visit to the scales
Win37-4-1 Flag of Ghana.svg Ben Tackie UD 10 (10)2008-11-22 Flag of the United States.svg MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win36-4-1 Flag of England.svg Scott Woolford MD 8 (8)2008-09-05 Flag of England.svg Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Loss35-4-1 Flag of England.svg Craig Watson UD 12 (12)2008-05-24 Flag of England.svg City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England
Win35-3-1 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Frankie Santos UD 8 (8)2007-12-08 Flag of the United States.svg MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win34-3-1 Flag of Finland.svg Samuli Leppiaho RTD 6 (8)
3:00
2007-10-20 Flag of Ireland.svg National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Win33-3-1 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Edwin Vazquez UD 12 (12)2007-06-23 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Retained IBF Inter-Continental Welterweight Title
Win32-3-1 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Houghtaling RTD 7 (12)
3:00
2007-01-20 Flag of the United States.svg Paris Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental Welterweight Title
Win31-3-1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Volodymyr Borovskyi MD 6 (6)2006-12-10 Flag of England.svg Octagon Centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kostya Tszyu</span> Russian-Australian boxer (born 1969)

Konstantin Borisovich "Kostya" Tszyu is a Russian-Australian former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2005. He held multiple world championships in the light-welterweight division, including the undisputed and lineal titles between 2001 and 2005. Tszyu was an exceptional all-around boxer-puncher who relied heavily on accuracy, timing, and carried formidable punching power; he is often regarded as one of the hardest-punching light-welterweights in the division's history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kermit Cintrón</span> Puerto Rican boxer

Kermit Cintrón is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer and online boxing writer. He held the IBF welterweight title from 2006 to 2008, and has challenged once for the WBC super welterweight title in 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ricky Hatton</span> British professional boxer

Richard John Hatton is a British former professional boxer who competed between 1997 and 2012, and has since worked as a boxing promoter and trainer. During his boxing career he held multiple world championships at light-welterweight and one at welterweight. BoxRec ranks Hatton as the 11th greatest European boxer of all time and 5th greatest British boxer of all time, pound for pound. In 2005 he was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine, the Boxing Writers Association of America, and ESPN.

Peter Manfredo Jr. is a former American professional boxer and former IBO middleweight champion. He has challenged twice for upper-level world titles, at middleweight and super middleweight, as well as having won the NABO, IBU and European Boxing Association (EBA) light middleweight titles.

In boxing, the undisputed champion of a weight class is the boxer who simultaneously holds world titles from all recognized major organisations by each other and the International Boxing Hall of Fame. There are currently four major sanctioning bodies: WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO. There were many undisputed champions before the number of major sanctioning bodies recognizing each other increased to four in 2007, but there have only been 19 boxers to hold all four titles simultaneously.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paulie Malignaggi</span> American boxer

Paul "Paulie" Malignaggi is an Italian-American former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2017 and has since worked as a boxing commentator and analyst, currently with BYB Extreme Bare Knuckle Fighting Series and ProBox TV alongside Mike Goldberg. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the IBF junior welterweight title from 2007 to 2008, and the WBA welterweight title from 2012 to 2013. Malignaggi competed once as a bare knuckle boxer in 2019 in a loss to MMA fighter Artem Lobov. Malignaggi was particularly known for his hand speed, boxing ability, athleticism, and durable chin.

Sakio Bika is a Cameroonian-born Australian professional boxer. He held the WBC super-middleweight title from 2013 to 2014, and previously the IBO super-middleweight title from 2008 to 2010. In 2015 he challenged once for the unified light-heavyweight world title, and in 2007 won the third season of The Contender reality TV series.

Lovemore Nḓou is a South African-Australian solicitor and former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2012. He held the IBF junior-welterweight title in 2007, and the IBO welterweight title from 2009 to 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel Geale</span> Australian boxer

Daniel Geale is an Australian former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2016. He held the unified WBA (Super) and IBF middleweight titles between 2011 and 2013, and the IBO middleweight title from 2007 to 2009. As an amateur boxer, Geale won a welterweight gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Benjamin Tackie is a Ghanaian former professional boxer and world title challenger. He was known for his excellent chin and ability to throw a high volume of punches. All but one of his losses came via decision.

Ted Bami Minsende is a former professional boxer. Nicknamed "Dangerous", Bami is a former European light welterweight champion and British light welterweight title challenger. He was until recently the trainer of his nephew, British boxer Isaac Chamberlain. Bami and Chamberlain parted ways following Chamberlain's accusations of theft; however, in May 2018, the Boxing Board of Control cleared Bami of all accusations and he remained Chamberlain's Manager until 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ricky Hatton vs. Paulie Malignaggi</span> Boxing competition

Ricky Hattonvs. Paulie Malignaggi, billed as the Power vs. Precision, was a boxing light welterweight match-up for the IBO and The Ring titles that was held on November 22, 2008 at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. The fight was won by Ricky Hatton as Paulie Malignaggi was withdrawn by his corner during the 11th round.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ricky Hatton vs. Juan Lazcano</span> Boxing competition

Ricky Hatton vs. Juan Lazcano, billed as Homecoming, was a boxing light welterweight fight between Ricky Hatton and challenger Juan Lazcano for the IBO and The Ring titles. It was held in Manchester, England at the City of Manchester Stadium in front of a record 55,000 fans. This was a record for a boxing event post world war II, until 2014 when Carl Froch faced George Groves, fight which sold 80,000 seats. The fight went the full 12 rounds and Hatton won by unanimous decision.

Boxing in the 2010s includes notable events about boxing which occurred between 2010 and 2019. The decade saw high intensity action in the welterweight division. The match between veterans Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao broke PPV records. The broadcast of the fight in the Philippines was watched by nearly half the country's households. Mayweather retired at a record 50-0-0 while Pacquiao became the first eight division champion. The middleweight division saw immense action in the later years of the decade. After a draw in 2017, Canelo Alvarez ended Gennady Golovkin's long reign in 2018. The heavyweight division was dominated by Klitschko brothers before Wladimir's loss to Tyson Fury in 2015. Other talents that emerged were Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder and undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksander Usyk.

Miguel Ángel Vázquez Bautista is a Mexican professional boxer who held the IBF lightweight title from 2010 to 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canelo Álvarez vs. Matthew Hatton</span> 2011 boxing match

Canelo Álvarez vs. Matthew Hatton was a 154-pound world title fight, that aired on HBO's Boxing After Dark. Rising Mexican star Canelo Álvarez fought, and defeated former junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton's younger brother Matthew Hatton in his first time headlining a big undercard in the United States. It was the first time for either fighter to challenge for a major belt in any division.

Jason Welborn is an English professional boxer who challenged once for the unified WBA (Super), IBF and IBO light-middleweight titles in 2018. At national level, he held the British middleweight title in 2018, and challenged for the British welterweight and light middleweight titles in 2013 and 2014 respectively, and the Commonwealth light-middleweight and middleweight titles in 2019 and 2020 respectively.

Boxing in the 2020s is a list of notable fights and events in boxing during the decade from the year 2020 to 2029.

References

  1. "Hatton Jr in a hurry". www.skysports.com. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  2. "Matthew Hatton Interview". www.cnpprofessional.co.uk. 18 May 2008. Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  3. "Elementary for Watson". www.skysports.com. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  4. "Hatton splits with Billy Graham". www.livefight.com. 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  5. "Matthew mirrors Hitman's win". www.skysports.com. 23 November 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  6. "Hatton beats Bami". Manchester Evening News. 29 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  7. "Magic Man handed Judah shot". Sky Sports. 22 May 2009.
  8. "Hatton held by N'dou in IBO bid". BBC News. 13 November 2009.
  9. Blake, Brian O. "20 Year Old Saul Alvarez Defeats Matthew Hatton to Become WBC Junior Middleweight Champion". Breaking News. Sports Betting World. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  10. Matthew Hatton - Boxer