According to the Sun, 43-year-old former boxing legend Hatton will hold an exhibition match with Mexican boxing icon Marco Antonio Barrrera, which will take place later this year. The two are reportedly in the midst of in-depth negotiations over the fight, but so far it has not been formally finalized.
Hatton is following in the footsteps of Mike Tyson, Roy Jones Jr. and Evand Hollyfield as they prepare to make a comeback to play an exhibition match. Another boxing legend, Oscar De La Hoya, will also return to boxing, but the tournament was terminated due to COVID-19.
In an interview with The Sun last year, Hatton has been thinking about the idea of a comeback: "I fully support these dream games that we hear about so often. I had some young people come up to me and say, 'I've seen your game on video, but I've never seen you perform live!' I think that's why I love these exhibition matches. ”
"You won't see your heroes get seriously hurt, it's one last chance to see them show off their skills, and you can also raise a little money for charity, so I'm totally supportive."
"I thought of several options. If we're negotiating a match at home, I'd still like to see Joe Karzag vs. Carl Froch and they're almost going to play, and if it's an exhibition match between two guys, I think it's a good choice for boxing fans. ”
"If you're looking at a heavyweight boxers game, we've seen Tyson's negotiations with Hollyfield. Tyson was fantastic in the game with Roy Jones Jr. and Hollyfield was always in good shape every time he saw him on social media. He was always training. But I don't know if Holyfield has enough ears or 8-10 rounds of ammunition! “
Nicknamed the "White-Faced Killer," Hatton has a record of 45 wins, 3 losses and 32 KO runs. In 48 professional matches, Hatton ended his career with a staggering 45 wins, having twice won the IBF Ultra Lightweight Championship, the WBA Ultra Lightweight Super Champion, the WBA Sub-MiddleWeight Champion, the IBO Ultra Lightweight Champion, and he also played against two of the best boxers of his generation, Mayweather and Pacquiao.