Ring mag sanctions Pacquiao-Hatton bout

By Dennis Principe

MANILA, Philippines—The Ring magazine, boxing’s acknowledged bible, has declared the bout between Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao and British superstar Ricky Hatton as a junior welterweight championship match.

“Hatton is The Ring champion, and as long as they both make weight, The Ring championship will be at stake,” the magazine’s editor in chief, Nigel Collins, told the Philippine Daily Inquirer. read more