Ricky Hatton vs Kostya Tszyu official on-site poster, 4th June 2005, M.E.N. Arena, Manchester. Measuring 23 1/2" x 16 1/2" Beautifully presented in removable frame.

Condition excellent

Hatton W TKO 11

Kostya Tszyu, 35, had held the 140-pound world title for 10 years he'd beaten Julio Cesar Chavez and Zab Judah and was Hatton's step onto the world stage. The lad from Manchester seized the moment and battered Tszyu into retirement. Referee Dave Parris helped. He let the boxers hold each other for extended periods and punch from clinches. Hatton mugged and manhandled Tszyu, neutralizing the champ's ability to fire off midrange jabs and rights, his most effective weapons. Tszyu did have success counter-punching early, and the fight seemed even halfway through. But Hatton walked through most Tszyu shots. Moving forward with uppercuts to the chin, rights to the face and left hooks to the body. Hatton seemed to grow in stature as the rounds wore on. The fight turned decisively on a foul in Round 9: Tszyu was warned for low punches, then Hatton threw a very low blow that sapped anything Tszyu had left. After Tszyu regrouped, Hatton swarmed. By the end of 11, Tszyu's face was swollen, and he was done. He didn't come out for the 12th. But he took the ring microphone and told the Manchester crowd: "I am a proud man....Today I lost to the better fighter."

Price: £55