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Martin Domin

Ricky Hatton taken the distance by Marco Antonio Barrera on return to the ring

Ricky Hatton showed glimpses of his former self as he coasted through eight rounds with Marco Antonio Barrera.

Hatton was returning to the ring a decade after his final professional fight ended in defeat when he was stopped by Vyacheslav Senchenko in the same Manchester Arena. Barrera was fighting for the first time in 11 years following his own Hall of Fame career.

The legends, who won 121 fights between them in the paid ranks, clashed over eight two-minute rounds with no winner or score recorded. Hatton, 44, rolled back the years as he walked to the ring to the sound of Manchester City anthem Blue Moon.

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