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Ricky Hatton to make shock return against Katsidis?

ESPN staff
November 4, 2011
Ricky Hatton retired from boxing in July © Getty Images
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Michael Katsidis believes he is in with a shot of enticing former two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton back into the ring next year.

Hatton has his first assignment as a trainer on November 12, having focused on promotional work since deciding to end his fighting career in July.

After being obliterated inside two rounds by Manny Pacquiao in May 2009, Hatton plunged into depression and never recaptured the desire to fight again. But Katsidis, who faces Ricky Burns for the WBO interim lightweight title on Saturday, reckons he can coax the Mancunian out of retirement.

"I don't want to look past Ricky Burns, and no disrespect to the bloke, but I am going to win this title, I am going to beat him and then I want to bring out one of the best English fighters ever," Katsidis told BoxNation.

"Ricky Burns is Scottish, for one, and I want to bring England one of their own and one of the biggest fighters they have ever had and that's Ricky Hatton.

"We can meet halfway on the weight. I was talking to Graham Earl, who is a good friend of Ricky's, the other night and he says this fight can happen. We've started talking already and this is a reality."

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