Teenage Olympic sensation Amir Khan is presented to the crowd by promoter Frank Warren before Ricky Hatton's fight Hatton comes out of his corner firing on all cylinders - he floors Mike Stewart twice in the opening round The challenger does well to come out for the second round and defends resolutely under a barrage of punches Stewart lands a fine left hook at the start of the third but the fightback is temporary as Hatton quickly recovers himself The American is hurt again by a hook in the fourth round and a follow-up straight left Hatton ends his opponent's resistance with a sweeping left hand in the fifth, prompting the referee to end proceedings Ricky Hatton now becomes the leading contender for an IBF title fight with Kostya Tszyu or Sharmba Mitchell
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