On March 26, 2010, Gianluca Branco (43-2-1, 22 KOs) and Matthew Hatton (38-4-2, 15 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round welterweight bout.
Gianluca Branco is coming in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate; his last fight was a points decision win over János Petrovics, 8 months and 15 days ago. Matthew Hatton is on a 1-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round TKO win over Mikheil Khutsishvili, 1 month and 7 days ago.
The winning odds are at 57-43 in favor of Gianluca Branco. Matthew Hatton could also pull it off but he will have to put up a truly exceptional fight if he is to win.
Matthew Hatton defeated Gianluca Branco via unanimous decision in the 12-round welterweight fight. Hatton improves his record to 39-4-2, while Branco adds a loss to his record at 43-3-1.