Ricky Hatton's son Campbell has teamed up with Nigel Benn's son Conor in a bid to silence his doubters

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Campbell Hatton has revealed he has enlisted the help of another son of a boxing legend as he looks to prove his doubters wrong and become a superstar.

And he says he has given him one key piece of advice – 'ignore the critics!' Campbell, the son of Manc Boxing hero Ricky 'The Hitman' Hatton, is gearing up for his sixth professional fight, on the undercard of Lawrence Okolie's world title defence against Michal Cieslak.

It's taking place at the 02 Arena - hastily repaired after storm damage to the roof - on Sunday evening. READ MORE: Campbell Hatton next fight vs Joe Ducker and how to watch on Okolie vs Cieslak card And, ahead of the bout, 21-year-old novice Campbell, trained by his uncle, Ricky's brother and fellow former pro Matthew Hatton, says he has been working with boxer Conor Benn, son of the legendary 'Dark Destroyer' Nigel Benn, who he says has now become a friend. "He's done a lot for me in my career.

I've had loads of great advice off him," Campbell, known as 'The Hurricane', told the Manchester Evening News. "I've been training with him, Tony Simms and all the lads down there. "Matthew is one of those coaches who doesn't have an issue with me picking up little things here and there and getting all the advice I can. "I got some rounds in with (British lightweight champion) Joe Cordina, I don't think you can get much better sparring than that." After a inauspicious start to his career, Conor has become one of British boxing's rising stars - a blueprint Campbell Hatton says he hopes to follow. "I think my career and his career are going to be very similar really," he said. "We're both fairly inexperienced amateurs and we are learning on the job. "He's overcome that and is now pushing through the other