BOXING NEWS:RICKY HATTON is targeting a Wembley showdown with either Oscar De la Hoya or Manny Pacquiao following his impressive victory over Paulie Malignaggi in Las Vegas.
De La Hoya and Pacquiao will on December 6th be the next boxers into the MGM Grand Garden Arena ring that saw Hatton dominate over 10 rounds before Malignaggi's corner stepped in to stop the fight after just 28 seconds of the 11th.
It was his the 45th victory and 32nd stoppage of his career and its convincing nature - he had been given nine of the previous 10 rounds by all three judges - banished the demons of Hatton's sole professional defeat, a 10th-round stoppage at welterweight to Floyd Mayweather Jr in the same arena last December.
It also put to rest thoughts that, following a less than spectacular comeback win over Juan Lazcano in May, the "Hitman" was past his sell-by date at age 30.
Instead of contemplating retirement, Hatton is now focusing on a fight with either Pacquaio or De La Hoya to re-establish his credentials as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters on the planet.
"Let's hope it's the winner of Pacquiao-De La Hoya," Hatton said when asked about his next opponent. "Who am I to say who will win that? In fact, the winner or the loser will be a good fight to be honest. I'll be in Vegas for that and watching it with interest and maybe we can get it at Wembley, a 100,000 crowd, and with that performance I'm right there now in the reckoning."
