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Tuesday, 25 October 2005 |
Boxing promoter Frank Warren may work with Ricky Hatton
Promoter Frank Warren has revealed that Ricky Hatton may have to work
with him in the near future even if he loses their impending court
case.
Frank Warren is suing IBF light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton for
breach of contract after Hatton signed to fight for rival promoter
Dennis Hobson.
Ricky Hatton faces WBA king Carlos Maussa in Sheffield on 26 November,
but Frank Warren has signed WBA mandatory challenger Souleymane M'Baye
of France, and the winner may have to face him.
Frank Warren said: "If Ricky beats Maussa, he will have to defend
against M'Baye. If that happens, he will have to do business with me."
Ray Hatton, Ricky's father and manager, also did not rule out the possibility of them working together once more.
Last week, Frank Warren dropped an injunction to stop Hatton v Maussa
taking place after Ricky Hatton's camp served witness statements.
Amongst other things, the statements accused Frank Warren of putting Ricky Hatton's health at risk.
Frank Warren also took issue with suggestions that Ricky Hatton had been hard done by financially.
"He's earned £6.5m, including VAT, over the last three years," said Frank Warren. "Everybody pays VAT, it's part of business.
"Ricky and Ray have always had the opportunity to take contracts away
and take a look at them. Ray's not some poor little guy who doesn't
know what day of the week it is - he runs his own business.
"I'm not a philanthropist, I've not done it for nothing. Of course I've
made money - but I wouldn't be any good at was I was doing if I
hadn't."
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