Kostya Tszyu vs. Ricky Hatton

Kostya Tszyu vs. Ricky Hatton
Date4 June 2005
VenueManchester Arena, Manchester, UK
Title(s) on the lineIBF and The Ring junior welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Kostya Tszyu Ricky Hatton
Nickname Thunder From Down Under The Hitman
Hometown Serov, Ural, Russia Stockport, Manchester, UK
Pre-fight record 31–1 (25 KO) 38–0 (28 KO)
Age 35 years, 8 months 26 years, 7 months
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 140 lb (64 kg) 139+34 lb (63 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition IBF and The Ring
Junior Welterweight Champion
The Ring No. 3 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
IBF
No. 1 Ranked Junior Welterweight
WBA
No. 2 Ranked Junior Welterweight
WBU junior welterweight champion
Result
Hatton wins via 11th-round RTD

Kostya Tszyu vs. Ricky Hatton, was a professional boxing match contested on 4 June 2005 for the IBF and The Ring junior welterweight championships. The 22,000 who attendanced the bout at the Manchester Arena witnessed one of the biggest upsets in British Boxing History.[1]

  1. ^ "Superb Hatton springs Tszyu shock". BBC News. 5 June 2005. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2009.