On May 24, 2008, Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31 KOs), the super-lightweight The Ring champion, defends his title against Mexican challenger, Juan Lazcano (37-4-1, 27 KOs).
Ricky Hatton is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 70% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round TKO loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr., 5 months and 16 days ago. Juan Lazcano is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 64% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Vivian Harris, 1 year, 3 months, and 14 days ago.
The winning odds are at 74.8-25.2 in favor of Juan Lazcano, but the win will not come easy. It is going to be a competitive fight and Ricky Hatton will put on a really good performance, Lazcano will be required to be at his best.
Ricky Hatton defeated Juan Lazcano via unanimous decision and successfully defended his The Ring super-lightweight title. Hatton improves his record to 44-1, while Lazcano adds a loss to his record at 37-5-1.