Boxing News: Ricky Hatton and Kostya Tszyu set to meet again nine years after their gruelling showdown

Ricky Hatton

MORE thanย nine years after their momentous IBF light-welterweight title fight in Manchester, Ricky Hatton and Kotya Tszyu are set for a reunion.

The pairย will be the special guests at the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame dinner in Sydney on November 1.

Organisers are billing it as the first time the pair have got together sinceย that gruellingย nightย  – or should that be early morning –ย at a charged MEN Arena on June 4, 2005, when champion Tszyu retired on his stool at the end of round 11.

The Australian-based Russian never fought again.

Hatton, now a trainer and promoter,ย will be in Australia where a number of his fighters are in action next month.

On November 8, European bantamweight champion Zhanat Zhakiyanov defends his WBC EBC belt against Fred Mundrabyย in Chandler, nearย Brisbane. Also on that card areย Hatton-backed Olympians, light-heavyweight Damien Hooper and welterweight Cameron Hammond.

Then four days later in Melbourne, Sergey Rabchenko defends his WBC Silver light-middleweight title against Aussie veteran Anthony Mundine.

On the undercardย at the Hisense Arena is unbeaten heavyweight Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne, whoย will tune up for what heย hopes will be a world title fight next year against old stager Chauncy Welliver.

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