Manchester boxing legend Ricky Hatton has confirmed his interest in making a boxing comeback this year. Hatton, 43, has not fought since 2012, which even then he had come back from his original 2009 retirement after being knocked out by Manny Pacquiao.
The Manchester fighter has admitted that the his motivation to comeback was enhanced after seeing former fighters do the same in exhibition bouts over the last 18 months.
Fighters returning to the ring has become somewhat of a trend over the past few years, with Mike Tyson fighting Roy Jones Jr in 2020.
And reports suggested that Hatton is in 'advanced talks' to fight the legendary Mexican boxer Barrera. Barrera himself retired 2011 - with his final loss of his career coming two years earlier in Manchester when he was defeated by Amir Khan.
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