Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
WBN Editor
Ex-champ coy on fight return
Retired British fighter Ricky Hatton is giving nothing away
on his comeback to the sport after telling his 126,000 followers on Twitter
that although news of his return is constant, nothing has come out from his
side to confirm the reports.
The former two-weight world champion is rumoured to be
harbouring what is thought to be one of the worst kept secrets in boxing at the
moment as initial stories on his retirement reversal fight first came out in July.
Since then, Hatton’s closes allies have also denied the
information that has made it to the media, although every major news source now
seems to be running with a November outing for the ‘Hitman’ in Manchester.
When pushed on a headline story from the back of one of the
British tabloids, the 33 year-old insistently tweeted this statement over the
weekend: “Don't you find it strange that it's been in every paper, all over the
box, but not on here?
“Don't you think if a comeback is on you'd hear it from me? It’s
everywhere and I haven’t said or done a single interview. Ha ha!”
It may be a final attempt by Hatton to keep the real story
from his fans until his imminent press conference, which some journalists have
tipped to happen this week if talks over his boxing licence go smoothly over
the next couple of days.
There is no doubt the interest levels over the story of
Hatton returning to fighting have given him all the indication needed to
confirm that he is still one of the top names in the sport despite his
three-year absence and its now just a matter of time before the announcement is made.