Crolla joins Hatton Promotions, hires Gallagher as trainer

You don't think Dan might have read the thread title and jumped right in without reading your post do you?

 

I did admit to that afterwards Gaz :good

 

It just took me by surprise, you hardly ever see people do that on here....

 

You're not the only one, it appeared for quite some time as if they were just going to be a small time outfit. But now they're starting to pick up quite a lot of good fighters, both prospects and established fighters and they also have themselves some tv dates with Sky.

Getting Sky on board was key for Hatton Promotions, without that I doubt they'd have been able to sign so many of these fighters.

Just look at the left hand side column of the Macklin v Asikainen bill, plenty of very good fighters there. I don't know if they're all contracted to Hatton or not but still.

Macklin v Asikainen-European title(that's a great headliner)
Danny Butler v Darren McDermott-English title(not a bad main undercard fight)
Marc Thompson v TBA
Martin Murray v TBA
Joe Murray v TBA
Denton Vassell
Scott Quigg v TBA
Rhys Roberts v TBA
Anthony Crolla v TBA
Graeme Higginson v TBA

The only problem I have with that is the amount of TBA's less than 3 weeks before the fight, but the quality of home fighter is ver very good.

They've also had the likes of Craig Watson, Andy Morris, Tony Oakey, Gary Buckland,Boris Georgiev(Bulgarian amateur star), Michael Brodie(even if he is shot he's a great ticket-seller) and of course Ricky's brother Matthew on the home side of previous bills.

 

I posted about them the other day but no one cared.

 

Just want to wish Crolla all the best, he has gone to a good gym. Im sure that he will be British champion within 18 months.
I will be at the velodrome with all the lads from the gym cheering him on. So if your online Ant don't forget to pop in the gym with tickets.

 

Crolla got hype a few years ago but always looked mediocre in fights. Hopefully this move brings him up a gear and gets him fighting for domestic titles in the near future.

 

I love Crolla and he's a top man, A really good friend, The only reason he left is cos Crolla left Frank and Arnie won't work with other promoters!!

Simple as that!! Crolla will do well were ever he goes cos he's a good fighter!! and a super dedicated athlete!! he misses us and we miss him but he had to do what he had to do.. Im gutted by the whole incident but understand it too..

 

Shame eh Tony. Good luck to the lad

 

hatton the promoter is starting to make me a believe