Ricky Hatton v Dillon Carew (1999) – Original Fight Poster
On 29 May 1999, 20-year-old Ricky Hatton fought Guyana's Dillon Carew, a former Olympian, at the North Bridge Leisure Centre in Halifax for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title. Hatton dominated and stopped Carew in the fifth round, winning the first international title of his career. That year he was named Young Boxer of the Year by the British Boxing Writers' Club, and he went on to become a world champion at light-welterweight and welterweight.
Fight details
Date: 29 May 1999 · Venue: North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax · Title: WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight (vacant) · Result: Hatton won by TKO in round 5
Date: 29 May 1999 · Venue: North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax · Title: WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight (vacant) · Result: Hatton won by TKO in round 5
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