http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/matthew_hatton/75111 Recent articles about Matthew Hatton en-us In March of 2011, Alvarez (41-0, 30KO’s) defeated England’s Matthew Hatton (43-7, 17KO’s) by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC Super Middleweight title.  Since then, he has defended his title five times and won four of those fights by knockout.  He is already a superstar in Mexico and on his way to becoming a superstar in boxing all around the world.  He is only 22 years old and in his press conference in San Antonio, Texas, he had an estimated 14,000 fans that came out to see him.  Unlike other fighters in boxing who evade the best in their divisions, Alvarez is willing to take on the best in their prime.  And on April 20, 2013, he will be taking on undefeated middleweight champion Austin Trout (26-0,14KO’s) for his WBA belt and to defend his own WBC belt. Austin Trout won his belt in February of 2011 and he has defended it four times and in his last fight, he defeated an aging Miguel Cotto (37-4,30KO’s).  The southpaw Trout is known for his speed and quickness in th... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:30:48 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/saul_el_canelo_alvarez_wbc_light_middleweight_champion_going_after_austin_trouts/13259320 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/saul_el_canelo_alvarez_wbc_light_middleweight_champion_going_after_austin_trouts/13259320 Saul (“el Canelo”) Alvarez, WBC Light Middleweight Champion going after Austin Trout’s ... http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/saul_el_canelo_alvarez_wbc_light_middleweight_champion_going_after_austin_trouts/13259320 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/8/e8af71aff91e1c8f5122cabf19378a857a4cae8f/mini/Ricky_Hatton_Hosts_ec5e.jpg Spoiling has stumbled back into fashion of late. After Cuban cephalopod Richard Abril put the dampeners on Ugandan Sharif Bogere within hours of England’s Matthew Hatton and South African Chris van Heerden hugging one another to professional death, fight fans were left to pine after a performance that might clear the airways. Unfortunately, the stink left over from Abril and co. lingered into an additional week after Bernard Hopkins nullified another unbeaten patsy with his efficacious brand of marring. Fighting ugly is no sin -- at least not for its practitioners. In boxing -- perhaps more so than in any other sport -- a winning record can generate hot money whether achieved through excessive clinching, uncomely pacifism or ungallant conduct. Here follows a handful of boxers that were adept at it -- that could spoil, maul or flat out bore as well as anyone in history. Saoul Mamby “Sweet” Saoul, a Jheri curl-sporting Jew from the South Bronx, carped of a bloodlust i... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:31:35 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/spoil_sports_boxers_that_made_an_art_of_winning_ugly/13114675 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/spoil_sports_boxers_that_made_an_art_of_winning_ugly/13114675 Spoil Sports: Boxers That Made An Art Of Winning Ugly http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/spoil_sports_boxers_that_made_an_art_of_winning_ugly/13114675 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Johannesburg has inspired all manner of nicknames but there was only one word for the welterweight rumpus it hosted Saturday night: ugly. In a hard-fought but bitty main-event, at the Sandton Convention Centre, local fighter Chris “The Heat” van Heerden weathered a badly gashed right eye to outscore Mancunian Matthew “Magic Man” Hatton over 12 scruffy rounds. Scores read 118-110, 117-112 and 116-112 (TQBR had it for the local man 117-111). Van Heerden, Meyerton, Gauteng, SA, maximised height and reach advantages to outland Hatton from range, yet his best weapon was a niftily designed right uppercut that he whipped inside from his southpaw stance. The bald-headed Hatton was largely blind to its danger, due to his outstretched left arm and the poor positioning of his feet, and was stunned often as a result, most notably in rounds 2 and 3. Despite the one-sided nature of the bout’s opening quarter, Hatton, 43-7-2 (17), 147, never ceased trying to grab a foothold – often illegal... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:48:35 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/hard_work_chris_van_heerden_outlands_matthew_hatton_in_toe_to_toe_maul/13037623 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/hard_work_chris_van_heerden_outlands_matthew_hatton_in_toe_to_toe_maul/13037623 Hard Work: Chris van Heerden Outlands Matthew Hatton In Toe-To-Toe Maul http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/hard_work_chris_van_heerden_outlands_matthew_hatton_in_toe_to_toe_maul/13037623 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png It has been said that minor titles make you a champion the way winning the NBA D-League MVP makes you LeBron James. Matthew Hatton (43-6-2, 17 KOs) looks to become the LeBron of the hobo circuit Saturday night in South Africa against local favorite and IBO welterweight “champ” Chris van Heerden (18-1-1, 10 KOs). As [...] Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:10:15 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/matthew_hatton_vs_chris_van_heerden_in_south_africa_saturday/12989059 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/matthew_hatton_vs_chris_van_heerden_in_south_africa_saturday/12989059 Matthew Hatton vs. Chris van Heerden in South Africa Saturday http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/matthew_hatton_vs_chris_van_heerden_in_south_africa_saturday/12989059 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png (Matthew Hatton takes a right from Kell Brook)It resembled a game of "Time Crisis" at Sheffield’s sold-out Motorpoint Arena on Saturday evening as Kell Brook played Matthew Hatton like he was a light gun arcade machine at the local multiplex rather than his opponent in a high stakes welterweight boxing match. Hatton, who did his very best, found himself blasted repeatedly no matter what he attempted as Brook, who is as comfortable in a prize ring as a purpose-made protective cup, dominated him round on round. Those looking to split hairs in the aftermath will argue that Brook hit a plateau after halfway and should, if he’s looking to make a dent up at world level, have upped the ante sufficiently to put “Magic Man” Matthew out of his misery. Quibbling aside, though, the 12 rounds he bagged here will prove useful for the trials that lie ahead. Brook claimed centre ring from the bell and found his range with hair-trigger right hands that quickly bloodied Hatton’s nose ... Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:43:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/shoot_em_up_matthew_hatton_can_offer_only_target_practice_for_kell_brook_in_a_one_sided_hiding/10343092 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/shoot_em_up_matthew_hatton_can_offer_only_target_practice_for_kell_brook_in_a_one_sided_hiding/10343092 Shoot ‘Em Up: Matthew Hatton Can Offer Only Target Practice For Kell Brook In A One-Sided Hiding http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/shoot_em_up_matthew_hatton_can_offer_only_target_practice_for_kell_brook_in_a_one_sided_hiding/10343092 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/c/3c85ae5303662cf562a2aac8c242b6f3abb1ccf2/mini/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f90542062.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D052ED77AF1FDB77F96C9A7374819382FAB9FE6568EA3F3133.jpg Tonight kicks off what is an exciting few weeks of boxing betting.  For MMA, Bellator is the only real televised action for the next month and the betting action is light on most sports books.   However, there still is plenty of fight betting available in the square ring.   This weekend’s two big fights are Kell Brook vs. Mathew Hatton and Sergio Martinez vs. Mathew Macklin. Kell Brook vs. Matthew Hatton Matthew "Magic" Hatton comes into this bout a huge underdog and with good reason.  While he has a decent record of (42-5-2, 16 KOs) his light punching problems have been well documented.  Last time he was on HBO Saul Alvarez seemed to walk right through anything he could dish out.   Kell Brook seems to have the advantage here in the most important aspects, speed and power.  His unblemished record of (26-0, 18 KOs) is courtesy of his immense talent.  He has stopped 10 of his past 11 opponents.  Most expect Brook to win easily here.  Really, there is no reason to think otherwise.  I Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:00:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/boxing_odds_martinez_vs_macklin_and_brook_vs_hatton/10333648 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/boxing_odds_martinez_vs_macklin_and_brook_vs_hatton/10333648 Boxing Odds: Martinez vs. Macklin and Brook vs. Hatton http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/boxing_odds_martinez_vs_macklin_and_brook_vs_hatton/10333648 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/7/77120fec87396c845a64d7e7ee7c5c8ea6a970f6/mini/cf.jpg (from left: Kell Brook, Eddie Hearn and Matthew Hatton)If a promoter’s aim is to squeeze the mostest out of the leastest then Eddie Hearn, the prodigal son of Matchroom Sports’ bedrock, Barry, appears to have the chops to fill his old man’s shoes. Hearn lays on a weekend welterweight attraction from the Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, which sees the city’s world title hope, Kell Brook, sink his teeth into cross-Pennine rival Mathew “Magic Man” Hatton. And although a one-sided drubbing looks a foregone conclusion, it hasn’t stopped Hearn from shifting close to 10, 000 tickets. Now that’s magic. Hearn, cosy with good fortune it would seem, caught a break earlier in the week after news filtered through that a rival show (and a better match-up) had been hooked offstage. After Hammersmith’s George Groves pulled up lame on Monday ahead of his rerun with the malevolent Celt Kenny Anderson (rumours that Groves had sustained whiplash and a broken a nail in scrambling to sign to fight Robert St... Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:28:06 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/british_beat_kell_brook_ready_to_cast_his_spell_over_matthew_hatton/10333237 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/british_beat_kell_brook_ready_to_cast_his_spell_over_matthew_hatton/10333237 British Beat: Kell Brook Ready To Cast His Spell Over Matthew Hatton http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/british_beat_kell_brook_ready_to_cast_his_spell_over_matthew_hatton/10333237 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/7/77120fec87396c845a64d7e7ee7c5c8ea6a970f6/mini/cf.jpg Grzegorz Proksa will defend his European middleweight title at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield on March 17, live on Sky Sports. The unbeaten Pole defends the belt for the first time on the undercard of Kell Brook’s blockbusting welterweight clash against Matthew Hatton after beating Sebastian Sylvester in Germany to claim the vacant strap in October. Proksa imposed himself on the former World champion from the first bell and silencing the partisan home crowd in Mecklenburg-Western in the process, before forcing Sylvester to quit on his stool in the third round. The 27 year-old has Read more [...] Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:25:46 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/grzegorz_proksa_to_defend_his_european_middleweight_title_on_march_17/9816910 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/grzegorz_proksa_to_defend_his_european_middleweight_title_on_march_17/9816910 Grzegorz Proksa to defend his European middleweight title on March 17 http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/grzegorz_proksa_to_defend_his_european_middleweight_title_on_march_17/9816910 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/7/77120fec87396c845a64d7e7ee7c5c8ea6a970f6/mini/cf.jpg Kell Brook is back in Sheffield after a training camp in Spain, and has told Matthew Hatton that he will in prime shape when they meet at the Sheffield Motorpoint Arena on March 17, live on Sky Sports. Brook spent a week in Fuerteventura with members of the Ingle Gym in Sheffield as he begins his preparation for the massive ‘War of the Roses’ Welterweight clash. The unbeaten 25 year-old headlines the biggest show of his career so far against the former undefeated European champion and he believes that time in the sun has given him the perfect start to his preparations. “Spain Read more [...] Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:36:44 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/sheffield_star_returns_from_training_camp_with_warning_for_hatton/9616948 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/sheffield_star_returns_from_training_camp_with_warning_for_hatton/9616948 Sheffield star returns from training camp with warning for Hatton http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/sheffield_star_returns_from_training_camp_with_warning_for_hatton/9616948 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/c/3c85ae5303662cf562a2aac8c242b6f3abb1ccf2/mini/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f90542062.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D052ED77AF1FDB77F96C9A7374819382FAB9FE6568EA3F3133.jpg HATTON WARNS BROOK: TRAINING AND BECOMING A DAD IS TOUGH Manchester man says Kell’s preparation may suffer in big fight build-up Matthew Hatton has warned Kell Brook that becoming a father for the first time will hurt his quest to win the battle of Britain’s best Welterweights. Hatton and Brook clash at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield on March 17 live on Sky Sports, where the spotlight will be on the unbeaten Sheffield star in his biggest headline show to date. Hatton believes that the pressure to perform coupled with becoming a Dad for the first time could be too much for the 25 year-old. Both Read more [...] Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:42:59 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/hatton_warns_brook_training_and_becoming_a_dad_is_tough/9471482 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/hatton_warns_brook_training_and_becoming_a_dad_is_tough/9471482 HATTON WARNS BROOK-TRAINING AND BECOMING A DAD IS TOUGH http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/hatton_warns_brook_training_and_becoming_a_dad_is_tough/9471482 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/f/ef98fbd586cbe3f693438c67126946724e25cd54/mini/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f86360713.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193E66F6A66FD8D516E9BE11586D58B42CC.jpg As Kell Brook announces his all-British clash with Matthew Hatton in March, the brash Sheffield puncher serves as a timely reminder of how easy it can be for impressionable, green-around-the-gills youngsters to fall, or be dragged, off the rails. Brook has had his share of brushes with the law and lapses of commitment. In 2010 he was convicted of assault after an altercation in a club (punches were thrown) and popular belief was that a special talent could be withering on the good time vine. Brook's conviction was overturned on appeal, and in 2011 he had the courage to ditch influential promoter Frank Warren and sign up with Barry Hearn's Matchroom outfit. At 25 years of age, and after a satisfactory American debut, that undoubted talent finally appears to be bearing fruit. It's perhaps not surprising that the origins of the Brook-Hatton encounter owe much to the bottle -- Brook recounts that he was motivated to make the fight after Hatton left him a boozy phone message in which the Mancunian, Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:44:55 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/british_boxers_look_to_avoid_bottle_woes/9333713 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/british_boxers_look_to_avoid_bottle_woes/9333713 British boxers look to avoid bottle woes http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/british_boxers_look_to_avoid_bottle_woes/9333713 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/b/0b1bdf0948007811b67debabf2055b4f40363cae/mini/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f89090131.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193C810167040F6D6D091A839676BB25A21.jpg Less than three days into the sale of Kell Brook’s fight with Matthew Hatton at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield on March 17 and the ticket sales have smashed through the 5,000 barrier.   Promoter Eddie Hearn announced the huge all-British Welterweight clash between Brook and Hatton on Wednesday afternoon and the phone lines at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield and at Matchroom Sport have been buzzing ever since with fans snapping up tickets for the event, live on Sky Sports.   “I’m bowled over by the response from the fans,” said Brook. “I knew this was going to be a Read more [...] Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:51:33 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/brook_vs_hatton_smashes_through_5000_barrier/9330062 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/brook_vs_hatton_smashes_through_5000_barrier/9330062 BROOK VS. HATTON SMASHES THROUGH 5,000 BARRIER http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/brook_vs_hatton_smashes_through_5000_barrier/9330062 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/a/3aca1e080c2549df0fb61a2cbeac795d4af007fd/mini/fa.jpg Kell Brook: This fight has been a long time coming but I am just so pleased that we’re going to get it on – I want to prove on March 17 that I’m the number one Welterweight in Britain. Matthew is a proven fighter and as tough as they come and the Hatton’s have done so much for boxing. But this feels like my big night and it’s a dream come true to be headlining the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield. I remember watching Johnny Nelson and Ryan Rhodes fighting in The Full Monty back in 1997, and now it’s my turn to be the big draw – I can’t wait. Matthew Hatton: I always knew that Kell Read more [...] Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:30:30 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/kell_brook_vs_matthew_hatton_press_conference_quotes/9287516 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/kell_brook_vs_matthew_hatton_press_conference_quotes/9287516 KELL BROOK VS. MATTHEW HATTON – PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/kell_brook_vs_matthew_hatton_press_conference_quotes/9287516 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/b/0b1bdf0948007811b67debabf2055b4f40363cae/mini/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f89090131.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193C810167040F6D6D091A839676BB25A21.jpg KELL BROOK TO FACE MATTHEW HATTON ON MARCH 17 British duo to clash in “War of the Roses” at Motorpoint Arena Sheffield Kell Brook and Matthew Hatton will meet in the “War of the Roses” at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield on March 17 – live on Sky Sports. The top two ranked Welterweights in Britain will clash in a classic Yorkshire versus Lancashire derby to lay to rest any debate on who is the best Welterweight in the land. The bigger picture for the fight though is the chance to fight for a World title later in 2012, and Brook, who is ranked in the top ten of all the governing Read more [...] Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:51:43 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/kell_brook_to_face_matthew_hatton_on_march_17/9270638 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/kell_brook_to_face_matthew_hatton_on_march_17/9270638 KELL BROOK TO FACE MATTHEW HATTON ON MARCH 17 http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/kell_brook_to_face_matthew_hatton_on_march_17/9270638 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/a/3aca1e080c2549df0fb61a2cbeac795d4af007fd/mini/fa.jpg