Two fighters reached respective crossroads tonight, each fighting opponents with difficult, physical styles, and each arriving at separate victories with a similar fate: each other.
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Hatton Promo
Hatton and Castillo, edging closer to a match up, but first they both will have to pass the Urango/Ngoudjo test.
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Fight Week Slideshow
Check out this week's arrivals and workouts for Hatton, Urango and Castillo!
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JOSE LUIS CASTILLO: THE WAY BACK FROM SCANDAL
When Jose Luis Castillo meets Herman Ngoudjo on HBO on January 20, it'll be Castillo's first appearance near a ring since his failure to make weight for his rubber match with Diego Corrales resulted in that fight's last-minute cancellation in June. Read more
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Q&A With Ricky Hatton
HBO got a chance to ask Ricky Hatton a few questions as he prepared for his title fight against Juan Urango. Recently recognized by the Queen of England as a Member of the British Empire, Hatton talks about life and fame in Manchester and his legacy. Read more
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Q&A With Jose Luis Castillo
Jose Luis Castillo is on a crash course with Ricky Hatton. But before the two of them have any chance of meeting in the ring, they both need victory on Saturday, January 10th. Castillo answers some questions from Nat Gottlieb as he readied for his upcoming fight. Read more
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COMPUBOX PRE FIGHT ANALYSIS
On June 5, 2005 before an adoring throng of Mancurians, Ricky Hatton made history by ending the long reign of IBF junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu when the Russian/Australian could not come out for the 12th and final round of their bruising contest. Read more
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THE TEN BEST BRITISH FIGHTERS EVER
When junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton faces Juan Urango on HBO World Championship Boxing on January 20, he'll be defending the honor of a long line of wonderful British prizefighters.
After all, the British invented modern-day boxing, as we know it, in 1867 when John Graham Chambers and his friend, Sir John Sholto Douglas, the eighth Marquis of Queensbury, introduced rules to the game that changed it dramatically. They outlawed wrestling, required fighters to wear gloves, provided for a one-minute rest between rounds and gave a fighter 10 seconds to rise after getting floored. Read more
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HATTON RETURNS TO THE RING
All Ricky Hatton wanted for Christmas was his two front teeth, which he got. Although not without a fight.
While most people were opening presents and downing figgy pudding, the British "Hitman'' was sparring at his familiar old gym outside Manchester, England on Christmas morning, sacrificing a normal life the way prize fighters so often must if they intend to be successful.
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