Gatti's defeat has left Hatton with a dilemma

A prospective fight against Arturo Gatti is not an option after his WBC title loss to Carlos Baldomir.

Hatton may drop to light-welterweight, which would mean giving up his title.

"We are not averse to giving up belts rather than being pushed into mandatory fights few people want to see," said the boxer's father, Ray Hatton.

"It is lovely and a great honour to have the belts but these days in the modern era of boxing it is big fights that the fans and the television companies want to see."

Hatton's camp are considering possible opponents for his next contest and welterweight Oktay Urkal is a leading contender after Gatti's loss.

But that is likely to lack appeal in America which is why he may consider going back to his previous weight division.

"Ricky will be fighting in a great American city in December," said Hatton senior.

"We have a number of options for his next opponent which will be finalised in the next few weeks.

"The Gatti defeat altered our way of thinking. It was the fight everybody wanted to see but it is not going to happen now as he has been beaten."