Ricky Hatton's IBF light welterweight title and Carlos Maussa's WBA belt were both up for grabs in Sheffield Colombian Maussa encounters trouble before the fight, having to strip naked to make the weight On fight night, boxing legend Marco Antonio Barrera (left) and former foe Prince Naseem Hamed (right) are at ringside When the action starts, a fired-up Hatton goes straight after Maussa, but gets cut in a clash of heads A second cut threatens to derail Hatton's fight plan, but he keeps piling the pressure on a slowing Maussa Hatton gets his reward in round nine when he lands a left hook flush on the chin of Maussa to send him to the canvas Maussa is unable to beat the count and Hatton salutes the overjoyed crowd as the new WBA light welterweight champion
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