Hatton Promotions
# Hatton Promotions

Hatton Promotions is a promotional company headed by former two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton with Richard Poxon as Director of Boxing.

## Starting up

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.

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".

## Notable boxers

Hatton promotions have had a large roster of boxers on their books, many of which are champions. 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
