Hatton Promotions

On 4 February 2009, Hatton Promotions was officially launched at a press conference in which Ricky Hatton's fight with Manny Pacquiao was also announced.

The company is based in Hyde, Manchester and comprises a state of the art fitness suite, a large boxing gym with two full-size rings and offices.^[2]

In July 2009 having staged only four boxing events Hatton Promotions signed a deal with Sky to broadcast eight shows. Hatton said at the time: "Sky have been fantastic to us in handing us eight dates so early and we want to pay them back for their support by improving in everything we do".^[3]

Hatton promotions have had a large roster of boxers on their books, many of which are champions.^[4] These include;

• Martin Murray - the reigning British, Commonwealth and WBA Intercontinental champion.
• Joe Murray - a 2008 Olympian and rising prospect.
• Lucas Browne - Australian Heavyweight contender and former WBA regular champion
• Zhanat Zhakiyanov - Kazkahstani WBA Super World Bantamweight Champion
• Sergey Rabchenko - Belarusian junior-middleweight prospect
• Matty Askin - a 2008 ABA Cruiserweight Champion and current Central Area Cruiserweight belt holder.
• Adam Etches - a boxer in the light-middleweight division
• Denton Vassell - the current Commonwealth welterweight champion
• Craig Watson - the former British welterweight champion, also a Commonwealth titlist at both welterweight and light-middleweight.
• Gary Buckland - a former Celtic lightweight champion and Prizefighter winner at super-featherweight. Currently the British champion after beating Gary Sykes.
• Craig Lyon - the current English bantamweight champion
• Ashley Theophane - the former British light-welterweight champion
• Richard Towers - a heavyweight boxer who stands 6f8ins.
• Adam Little - An impressive prospect from Blackpool

• Hayemaker Promotions