CAMPBELL HATTON must box with brains and not heart if he is to overcome Jimmy Flint on Saturday night.
The 23-year-old faces a pivotal moment in his career when fights the Yorkshireman at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester. In March Hatton lost his unbeaten record when Flint beat him on points making the return bout even bigger.
Hatton starts again as the favourite but a better performance is needed, however, to turn the tables. The super-lightweight chose to replace his Uncle and trainer Matthew with Ben Davison taking Hatton away from Manchester.
“He’s loving it,” his father Ricky told Boxing News.
“He’s worked very hard [and] not fought for such a while. It’s changed his life, he’s been away from his family and friends and his daughter. It must have been very hard for him going down to Essex all week, coming back for the weekend and then shooting back down. He’s been doing that for six or seven months now.
“He’s adapted and made some changes which he needed to do from the last fight and he’ll get his just rewards next Saturday.”
Ricky, a former two-weight world champion, never had to tackle a rematch in his 15-year career and told BN what he thought while watching his son’s performance during the first fight against Flint.
“I was sat there with my head in my hands thinking what am I watching,” he said.
“He couldn’t have boxed any worse and Campbell knows that. He needed to be told, it’s tough love.
“He’s got the boxing brain. Don’t let his heart rule his head this time. Use what he’s got between his ears and that will make the difference.”
