Ricky Hatton vs Marco Antonio Barrera live fight updates, results and highlights from 2022 boxing exhibition

By | November 12, 2022
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Ricky Hatton will make an emotional return to the Manchester Arena when he faces Mexican boxing great Marco Antonio Barrera in an exhibition contest on Saturday.

Former two-weight world champion Hatton thrilled the masses at his hometown venue throughout the first decade of this century and, at 44, he is returning alongside Barrera in a bout to help raise funds and awareness for mental health causes.

At Friday’s weigh-in, Hatton stunned onlookers with his body transformation as he tipped the scales at 159.9 lbs, with Barrera weighing 161 lbs for the scheduled eight-rounder.

Before the two veterans enter the ring, a packed card of championship boxing will take place, headed by Natasha Jonas and Marie-Eve Dicaire’s world super-welterweight unification.

The Sporting News will provide live coverage of Hatton vs. Barrera, as well as the rest of the card 

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Ricky Hatton vs. Marco Antonio Barrera round-by-round results, highlights

9:54 p.m. GMT/9:54 p.m. ET: Benjamin scored well to the body in round four but Smith is gradually managing to get the fight to happen at the distance he prefers as we reach halfway. Still, it’s a case of two technically assured boxers trying to crack a tricky code. Most of the scoring of note has also come from single shots and the Benjamin corner wants their man to double up on the jab.

9:41 p.m. GMT/9:41 p.m. ET: Incredibly cagey stuff so far, with both boxers operating on the edge of each other’s range, looking for little faints, tells and giveaways. They’re not spotting too much to work off yet. Smith landing a couple of eye-catching straight shots but nothing especially flush. Benjamin is looking to snake his jab from low. Definitely a fight that has yet to catch fire. 

9:28 p.m. GMT/9:28 p.m. ET: This could be a corker for the British super-lightweight title in the co-main event. Dalton Smith is making the first defence of his title. The Sheffield man is one of the most exciting prospects you’ll find anywhere, boasting a record of 12-0 with 10 inside the distance. His combination of power and skilful punch-picking might get a thorough examination against Kaisee Benjamin, who has done most of his work as a professional at welterweight and very much fancies the job.

Frazer Clarke beats Kamil Sokolowski (PTS 6)

9:16 p.m. GMT/4:16 p.m. ET: Just what the doctor ordered for Clarke, who gets rounds in the bank and a few things to work on. Referee Steve Gray scored it 60-54. “The six rounds weren’t wanted, the six rounds were needed,” Clarke tells Sky Sports. “I know there’s so much to build on but it’s a step in the right direction.”

9:11 p.m. GMT/4:11 p.m. ET: An accidental clash of heads towards the start of round five left Sokolowski with a cut below his right eye. Clarke then proceeded to put together his best work of the fight, showing some nice hand speed to land in combinations that troubled his foe. Sokolowski mauled forward to try and smother the Briton’s work.

9:03 p.m. GMT/4:03 p.m. ET: We’re halfway through a bout scheduled for six rounds. Clarke is banging the rounds, as you’d expect, but could do with a little more variety against an opponent who has not been unduly troubled so far. Of Sokolowski’s 26 defeats, only four have been by KO.

8:50 p.m. GMT/3:50 p.m. ET: Great reception for Olympic bronze medalist Frazer Clarke, who will hope to get his professional career of and running against experienced veteran Kamil Sokolowski. The heavyweight’s first three outings in the paid ranks have all been blowouts against over-matched opponents. Sokolowski is a tough man to stop and it is hoped he will pose a few fresh questions.

Tyler Denny beats Brad Rea (UD 10)

8:35 p.m. GMT/3:35 p.m. ET: Lovely scenes as Denny and Rea conduct their post-fight interview with their arms around one another. Rea admits the better man won, Denny concedes his opponent “tickled him” a few times before that left hook to the midsection that threatened to change everything. They look like they might share a drink or two afterwards and, boy, have they earned it after an absorbing domestic scrap.

8:33 p.m. GMT/3:33 p.m. ET: It’s a deserved win for Denny, who gets it 95-94 (twice) and 97-92 on the cards. Those 95-94 cards are a bit ridiculous. Rea will have learned plenty in defeat there and, although there will be a temptation to chase a rematch after the thrills and spills of round nine, it should be a case of back to the drawing board for the 24-year-old Manchester man.

8:30 p.m. GMT/3:30 p.m. ET: Denny gets on his bike to ride out the storm, moving well to keep out of harm’s way. By the final minute of the round he was back to pot-shotting Rea effectively. We’ll go to the cards. Denny embraces his corner at the end. He knows he came through hell there.

8:26 p.m. GMT/3:26 p.m. ET: Drama in round nine! Rea finds a brutal body shot that has Denny all over the place! It’s a left hook and it’s removed the air from Denny’s sails. What a turnaround this would be! The referee misses a low one form the challenger. Denny is in huge trouble. A big right hand to finish from Rea just before the bell. The champion gets out of the round but this no longer feels like a formality.

8:24 p.m. GMT/3:24 p.m. ET: Barring a dramatic turnaround or something truly absurd on the cards, Denny is two rounds away from retaining his title. Rea landed a couple of right hands high on the head to discomfort the champion in the eighth but those were his first notable moments of success for some time. Towards the end of rounds six and seven, the more experienced Denny started to unload effectively to body and head, making this a painful lesson for the man seven years his junior.

8:10 p.m. GMT/3:10 p.m. ET: Halfway through the scheduled 10 and things are looking very good for the champion. Rea has had moments of success in each round, most recently with a short left uppercut in round five, but Denny is continuing to measure him with that long left hand, while also scoring with greater frequency to the body. Rea looked to turn into into a bit of a firefight in the previous session and came off second best.

7:58 p.m. GMT/2:58 p.m. ET: Problems for the challenger through two rounds. Rea is huge at the weight and is looking to catch the shorter Denny coming in with the uppercut He’s had some success in that regard and also landed a nice left to the body in the second before veering too low downstairs. But the story of the fight so far is the southpaw Denny finding a home for his back hand. Rea is too static with too little head movement and a couple of stiff left hands have snapped his head back.

7:48 p.m. GMT/2:48 p.m. ET: Next up we have some local interest in an intriguing scrap for the English middleweight title. Unbeaten Mancunian Brad Rea (nickname Sting, lovely stuff!) is challenging Tyler Denny in the Birmingham man’s first defence.

Viddal Riley beats Ross McGuigan (KO 3)

7:33 p.m. GMT/2:33 p.m. ET: McGuigan, himself a novice pro, came out upright and with his hands down against a confident opponent throwing heavy right hands. That ultimately panned out about as well as you’d expect. After steadying his foe a couple of times during the opening session, Riley drove McGuigan towards the ropes in the third, attacked the body initially and finished the job with a looping right hook over the top. The Londoner moves on to 7-0, with four wins inside the distance.

7:15 p.m. GMT/2:15 p.m. ET: It’s almost 10 years since Hatton boxed as a professional at the Manchester Arena and more than 17 since his seismic victory over pound-for-pound star Kostya Tszyu thrilled his hometown crowd and sent the all-action super-lightweight on the path to global stardom. It’s been an up-and-down road since then, but there will be few dry eyes in the house when Ricky makes his ringwalk at around 11 p.m local time tonight for an exhibition against the great Barrera.

Before that, we have the serious business of some competitive action involving fighters at the other end of their journey in the sport. Unbeaten cruiserweight Viddal Riley is in the ring for a scheduled six-rounder against Ross McGuigan.

7:00 p.m. GMT/2:00 p.m. ET: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Ricky Hatton and Marco Antonio Barrera’s exhibition bout in Manchester.

How to watch Ricky Hatton vs. Marco Antonio Barrera

  • Sky Sports Arena

Fans can watch Hatton against Barrera on Sky Sports Arena.

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Ricky Hatton vs. Marco Antonio Barrera live stream

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Ricky Hatton vs. Marco Antonio Barrera fight card

  • Ricky Hatton v Marco Antonio Barrera; eight-round middleweight exhibition.
  • Natasha Jonas (c) vs Marie-Eve Dicaire (c); WBC, WBO and IBF super-welterweight unification.
  • Dalton Smith (c) vs Kaisee Benjamin; British super-lightweight title.
  • Tyler Denny (c) bt Brad Rea; UD (10), retains English middleweight title.
  • Frazer Clarke bt Kamil Sokolowski; PTS (6)
  • Jordan Ellison bt. Dylan Cheema; PTS (4)
  • Viddal Riley bt. Ross McGuigan; KO (3/6)

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