Matthew Hatton
| Matthew Hatton | |
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Hatton in 2010
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Matthew James Hatton |
| Nickname(s) | Magic |
| Rated at |
Welterweight Light-middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 8 1⁄2 in (174 cm) |
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
15 May 1981 , Greater Manchester, England |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 52 |
| Wins | 43 |
| Wins by KO | 17 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 2 |
Matthew James "Matty" Hatton (born 15 May 1981) is a British former professional boxer who held the European welterweight title, challenged once for the Commonwealth welterweight title, and once for the WBC light-middleweight title. He is the younger brother of former world champion Ricky Hatton, and fought on the undercard of many of Ricky's biggest fights. In November 2008, Matthew was ranked number 38 in the world and number 6 in the UK at welterweight by BoxRec.
Hatton was born in , Greater Manchester, England to Ray and Carol. Before becoming a professional boxer, Hatton worked for the family carpet business as a carpet fitter. He and his girlfriend Jenna Coyne have a son named Jack, who was born in 2006. Unlike his brother Ricky, dad Ray, and the majority of his family who are supporters of Manchester City, Matthew supports Manchester United.
Hatton began boxing at the age of 12, and had 22 amateur contests, winning 18.
Hatton's career as a professional boxer began in late 2000 with a point's victory over David White, on the undercard of brother Ricky's fight with Giuseppe Lauri. Hatton was undefeated in his first 13 fights before a point's loss to journeyman David Kirk in 2003. In 2004, Hatton went on to defeat Robert Burton to win the British Central Area welterweight title, and six months later defeated the same man to claim the light middleweight version of the title.
On 20 October 2006, Hatton was disqualified for low blows in the tenth and final round of a British Welterweight title eliminator against Alan Bosworth. Victory may well have given Hatton a shot at the British Welterweight title which was held at the time by Scottish boxer Kevin Anderson.
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