Hatton sued by promoter

02/09/2005

Hatton sued by promoter

Frank Warren has sued Ricky Hatton, the junior welterweight champion of the world, to prevent him from becoming a promotional free agent. Hatton's management declared the contract with Warren expired after his last fight, the championship win over Kostya Tszyu.  Warren's company Sports Network issued a statement saying, "with great sadness and regret, Sports Network Ltd has today commenced proceedings in the [British] High Court for an order restraining Ricky Hatton from breaching his promotional agreement with Frank Warren. Sports Network Ltd has been pushed into this position by the numerous comments made by Ray Hatton [Ricky's father] in the media over the last few days and has been forced to issue proceedings to protect its position." source: BBC