Kostya Tszyu vs. Ricky Hatton

Kostya Tszyu vs. Ricky Hatton

Date	4 June 2005
Venue	Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK
Title(s) on the line	IBF 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+3⁄4 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]