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HISTORY: On May 2, 2009 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas IBo and Ring Magazine Light Welterweight champion Ricky Hatton defended his titles against Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao knocked Hatton out in the 2nd round to win the titles. Hatton came out in the opening round looking to apply pressure and make it a physically rough fight. Pacquiao, however, was able to land effective counters and caught the visibly slower Hatton with big punches upstairs. It was evident that Hatton wanted to rush his way in and work mostly on the inside, but failed to move his head effectively and was repeatedly caught as he came forward. Hatton was put down twice in the opening round. The first came by way of a right hook. Hatton remained one one knee until the referee's count of eight. After making it to his feet, he was clearly shaken and spent much of the remainder of the round in survival mode. The second knockdown took place in the last few seconds of the round from an accumulation capped with a straight left that sent Hatton falling backwards. Hatton landed a few decent punches in the opening of Round 2 and for a split second it appeared that he might have regained himself enough to make it a competitive fight. A sudden and perfect left hand, however, put Hatton out and sent him straight to the mat. He remained lying flat on his back in the center of the ring as the referee, kneeling beside him, waved the finish rather than count to ten. Hatton, who looked to be in bad shape after the knockout, was down in the ring for a few tense moments as he was attended to by the ringside physicians. Offered here is an original, official program for this event.
FULL DESCRIPTION: This is an original, official program which pictures both fighters on cover. 52 pages complete including covers. Tight binding. Clean inside and out. Not creased or torn. Very minor corner wear. 9" x 12."
