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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
- There are a total of 10 general entries.
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Ricky Hatton
| Who did Ricky beat to win the WBA welterweight title in 2006? | Ricky Hatton
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Luiz Collazo. Ricky stepped up from light welterweight to welterweight to fight Collazo. HBO wanted Ricky to fight Collazo rather than take on the mandatory defences of his light welterweight titles, as they thought that Collazo would draw bigger audiences in the U.S.
| How did Ricky win the IBF light welterweight title in 2005? | Ricky Hatton
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His opponent didn't answer a bell. Kostya Tszyu's corner retired him on his stool after the end of the 11th round. At the time, the judges had Ricky leading on points.
| Who did Ricky beat to win the IBF light welterweight title in 2005? | Ricky Hatton
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Kostya Tszyu. Before the fight, Kostya Tszyu was regarded as one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world. Previously, Tszyu had beaten Julio Cesar Chavez, Sharmba Mitchell, and Zab Judah and had a fight record of 31 wins and only one loss.
| Who did Ricky beat to win the WBU light welterweight title in 2001? | Ricky Hatton
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Tony Pep. He won by a TKO in the fourth round at the Wembley Arena in London. The title had previously been vacant.
| What was the name of Ricky's promoter whom he fell out with in 2005? | Ricky Hatton
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Frank Warren. Frank Warren was one of the biggest promoters in the UK. After splitting with Warren, Ricky was promoted by the Sheffield based promoter, Dennis Hobson.
| Who was Ricky's trainer for the WBA welterweight title in 2006? | Ricky Hatton
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Billy Graham. Billy 'The Preacher' Graham had always been Ricky's trainer throughout his professional career to this point. They are also very good friends. Billy Graham used to be a professional boxer. He fought as a middleweight. His fight record was 14 fights, 12 wins (5 KO's) and two losses.
| Who is the first person to knock Ricky down in a professional fight? | Ricky Hatton
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Eamonn Magee. They fought at the MEN Arena in Manchester on the 1st of June 2002. Ricky was knocked down in the first round. However, he did recover to win the fight by unanimous decision after 12 rounds.
| Ricky's second professional fight in December 1997 was against Robert Alvarez at the famous Madison Square Garden in New York. Who was he on the under-card for? | Ricky Hatton
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Naseem Hamed vs Kevin Kelley. Hamed and Kelley both knocked each other down before Hamed won the fight with a devastating punch. Ricky won his fight by a unanimous decision after four rounds.
Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, Cheshire, England. Ricky's first professional fight was against Colin McAuley in September 1997. He won by TKO in the first round.
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