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Ricky Hatton tipped for sell-out MEN return on November 24

Phil D. Jay 
WBN Editor
‘Hitman’ ready to fight his demons

Former world light-welterweight and welterweight champion Ricky Hatton’s imminent comeback is being eyed for a jam-packed show on his famous stomping ground at the MEN Arena in November.

Hatton, 33, has been out of the ring since 2009 and WBN has learnt that the ‘Hitman’ is ready to give his career one-more shot as his bids to erase the memory of his heart-breaking two-round loss to Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Arena.

A date at the end of November was initially targeted, with rumours that the last day of the month was on offer, but it now seems more likely that Hatton will attempt to seal the final Saturday on the 24th.

A host of Hatton-Promoted fighters are set to feature on the sell-out bill, with the eagerly-anticipated super-bantmanweight rematch between Scott Quigg and Rendall Munroe said to the first bout pencilled in to feature, whilst cricket star Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, a big pal of Hatton’s, may also have a place on the bill for his heavyweight debut.

An opponent is likely to come from outside the world’s top ten welterweights for Hatton’s first bout in three years, with a possible world title challenge against WBA belt holder Paulie Malignaggi a distinct possibility for the summer of 2013.

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