Ricky Hatton's father Ray has revealed a deal has been struck ‘in principle’ for his son to face Floyd Mayweather later this year.
Hatton said a verbal deal had been struck between lawyers for both parties with, crucially, an agreement having been reached over the financial side of what would be a multi-million dollar super-fight.
But Hatton said he would remain cautious until contracts had been exchanged with Mayweather, who is widely regarded as the world's pound-for-pound number one.
He added that no date or venue had been agreed, but it would likely take place on November 10 or December 8 in Las Vegas.
Hatton told PA Sport: ‘We have agreed a deal in principle. The date and venue is up in the air but we agreed via our lawyers what the financial side of it was going to be.
‘I can't honestly tell you a deal has been done until I see the signatures on all the documents. But what I can tell you is that both sides were happy with what we finalised verbally.’
