Eamonn Magee is ready to give Ricky Hatton the fight of his life when the pair clash in their big domestic light-welterweight showdown at the MEN Arena tonight. Manchester's highly-rated Hatton puts his WBU belt on the line against the gritty 30-year-old Belfast man.
Magee starts as the underdog but insists he has a real chance of taking a road which promoter Frank Warren believes will lead Hatton to big fights in the United States. Magee said: "We have not under-estimated Ricky at all. We know he has done everything that has been asked of him and that he is a brave kid and a good kid."
"But I am bringing around 1,000 fans with me across the Irish Sea and I am going to win. I only wish this fight had happened at Maine Road, then I could have beaten up Hatton in front of 40,000 people. I am 110% ready for this and I know that this is my time."
Filed by Sinéad Kissane
