title: Hatton Promotions
text: # Hatton Promotions
  
  Hatton Promotions is a promotional company headed by former two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton with Richard Poxon as Director of Boxing.
  
  ## Starting up
  
  On 4 February 2009, Hatton Promotions was officially launched at a press conference in which Ricky Hatton's fight with Manny Pacquiao was also announced.
  
  The company is based in Hyde, Manchester and comprises a state of the art fitness suite, a large boxing gym with two full-size rings and offices.
  
  In July 2009 having staged only four boxing events Hatton Promotions signed a deal with Sky to broadcast eight shows. Hatton said at the time: "Sky have been fantastic to us in handing us eight dates so early and we want to pay them back for their support by improving in everything we do".
  
  ## Notable boxers
  
  Hatton promotions have had a large roster of boxers on their books, many of which are champions. These include;
  
  * Martin Murray - the reigning British, Commonwealth and WBA Intercontinental champion.
  * Joe Murray - a 2008 Olympian and rising prospect.
  * Lucas Browne - Australian Heavyweight contender and former WBA regular champion
  * Zhanat Zhakiyanov - Kazkahstani WBA Super World Bantamweight Champion
  * Sergey Rabchenko - Belarusian junior-middleweight prospect
  * Matty Askin - a 2008 ABA Cruiserweight Champion and current Central Area Cruiserweight belt holder.
  * Adam Etches - a boxer in the light-middleweight division
  * Denton Vassell - the current Commonwealth welterweight champion
  * Craig Watson - the former British welterweight champion, also a Commonwealth titlist at both welterweight and light-middleweight.
  * Gary Buckland - a former Celtic lightweight champion and Prizefighter winner at super-featherweight. Currently the British champion after beating Gary Sykes.
  * Craig Lyon - the current English bantamweight champion
  * Ashley Theophane - the former British light-welterweight champion
  * Richard Towers - a heavyweight boxer who stands 6f8ins.
  * Adam Little - An impressive prospect from Blackpool
  