On May 2, 2009, Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs), the super-lightweight The Ring champion, defends his title against former world champion Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs).
Manny Pacquiao is coming in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round RTD victory over Oscar De La Hoya, 4 months and 26 days ago. Ricky Hatton is on a 2-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, with his last fight being a 11th round TKO win over Paulie Malignaggi, 5 months and 10 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Manny Pacquiao at 99-1 winning odds. Ricky Hatton really doesn't have much to present against Pacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao made very easy work of Ricky Hatton, stopping the champion via KO in the 2nd. Pacquiao improves his record to 49-3-2 (37 KOs), while Hatton adds a loss to his record at 45-2.