Light-welterweight champion Ricky Hatton will confirm his next fight by the end of the year according to his lawyer Gareth Williams.
The comments come after Manny Pacquiao’s manager Bob Arum revealed talks with Hatton were already underway.
Speaking to Setanta Sports News Williams insisted that Hatton had become a box office gold in America .
?We’re hoping that something can be agreed in principle before the end of the year. What we want to agree in principle is the percentage split of any fight money, be it with [Floyd] Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao.
?The overriding factor will be American TV money. There’s never been a big pay-per-view event outside of America .
?I would stress that Ricky brings as much to the table either of those two.?
Hatton was in Las Vegas to watch Pacquiao destroy Oscar De La Hoya over eight rounds two weeks ago. And Williams revealed that Pacquiao was the fight Hatton wanted next.
?Ricky’s made no secret of the fact that he wants to fight the best. Manny Pacquiao is the man he wants to fight but nothing’s been agreed at all.”
