On March 2, 2013, Chris van Heerden (18-1-1, 10 KOs) and Matthew Hatton (43-6-2, 17 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round welterweight bout.
Chris van Heerden is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Sebastián Andrés Luján, 8 months and 14 days ago. Matthew Hatton is on a 1-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round TKO win over Michael Lomax, 4 months and 18 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Chris van Heerden at 99-1 winning odds. Matthew Hatton really doesn't have much to present against Heerden.
Chris van Heerden defeated Matthew Hatton via unanimous decision in the 12-round welterweight fight. Heerden improves his record to 19-1-1, while Hatton adds a loss to his record at 43-7-2.