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Ricky Hatton v Kostya Tszyu
Ricky Hatton fought Kostya Tszyu on June 4, 2005 at in Manchester, England and caused one of the biggest upsets in British boxing history.
Ricky Hatton fought Kostya Tszyu on June 4, 2005 at the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England. 22,000 crammed into the arena to watch one of the biggest upsets in British boxing history. The fight propelled Ricky Hatton towards global stardom with a victory over the world's No 2-ranked pound-for-pound boxer. In a vicious battle, Tszyu quit on his stool after 11 rounds of breathtaking assaults from Hatton, who was a huge underdog on the night.
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