Ricky Hatton will be in the opposite corner from Ricky Burns tonight and, in his role as trainer and promoter of the challenger Kyril Relikh, he will be doing his utmost to ensure that the Belarusian leaves the ring in Glasgow’s SECC tonight with the World Boxing Association light-welterweight title currently held by the home fighter. The Mancunian claims to be convinced that his protégé can prevail tonight — he could hardly say anything else — but he also insists that Burns belongs close to the pinnacle of British boxing’s pantheon. Hatton, who turned 38 yesterday, argues that Burns’ obvious…

Source: The Times October 06, 2016 23:02 UTC