Before Ricky Hatton defeated Paulie Malignaggi in the 2008 ring, the Gallagher brothers re-join the Gallagher brothers in December and are lining up to support him once more.
The Gallagher brothers are set for another reunion after their epic tour – at the comeback fight of boxing hero Ricky Hatton.
The ‘Hitman’ takes to the ring again against ‘Arabian Warrior’ Eisa Al Dah, 46, in December, 13 years after his last professional bout. Noel and Liam Gallagher are being lined up for a repeat of their appearance at Hatton’s 2008 fight in Las Vegas.
The duo famously carried his world title belts into the ring before Hatton defeated Italian-American Paulie Malignaggi. The former light welterweight and welterweight world champion could yet have the rock duo by his side again.
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“They are friends and he still sees Noel at Man City games,” said a source. “They would like to go and Oasis will have finished their tour by then. So it all depends on whether they do any more gigs.” The last date of the Oasis ’25 world tour is November 23 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
17 years ago, the brothers led their hero to the Las Vegas ring. You could tell they were both a little anxious, Hatton said, “They had obviously never walked a fighter out before. They posed the question, “What do I do, Rick? What do we do?” ‘. I instructed him to “get in the ring, hold it up, and put it in Malignaggi’s face.”
Noel was in, I was in, and then Liam. Then Liam said, “What do you think about that d***head? ” after passing me and right past Noel. ‘, slamming his belt in his face.
“I thought, Liam, that’s not quite what I meant.” Eight three-minute rounds will be used to prepare Hatton for his comeback bout.
After three years of being unsporting, he retired in 2012 to face Vyacheslav Senchenko, which was making a comeback. The Hatterley-born fighter was scheduled to visit Dubai earlier this year to make an official announcement about their fight with Al Dah.
However, he was forced to appear via video link after allegedly getting hurt by his sunglasses while attending an Oasis reunion in Cardiff.
He said: “I’m really devastated that I couldn’t be there with everyone. I’d much rather be in the Dubai sun rather than the Manchester rain. But I’m very much looking forward to the fight.” Al Dah, also 46, has won eight of his 11 fights and he has promised an all-action encounter against Hatton.
He said: “Trust me, this fight will not be like the Jake Paul and Mike Tyson fight,” a reference to the bout between YouTuber turned-boxer Paul and the ex-world heavyweight champion last November.
In 2005, Hatton defeated WBA beltholder Carlos Maussa and IBF champion Kostya Tszyu, before claiming the WBA welterweight title with the defeat of Luis Collazo. In 2006, Hatton won the WBA welt title.
Huge swathes of fans followed him to Las Vegas as he fought but was beaten by Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
Hatton battled drink and drug addiction and a downward spiral into depression as a result. He trained, and in 2022 he did an exhibition against Marco Antonio Barrera.
He told 11.11 management on Instagram: “I’m in a really good place now, loving life, trying to bring the next champions through. But the opportunity has come for me to get in the ring and do it again.” Corrie star Claire Sweeney, his former girlfriend, said on social media: “This is brilliant, Ricky.” Their romance came to an end in December. She said: “I’m great – we’re still friends, we were friends, we dated and now we’re friends again. It’s all good!” A spokesman said Ricky was not available for comment.
Source: Mirror
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