Mayweather-Hatton is ON!!!

By Marc Abrams

There is an old adage that when "if you ask, you shall receive." and according to espn.com, Ricky Hatton's wish is Floyd Mayweather's command as the two stars have agreed to meet in what will amount to a big fight in December 8th in Las Vegas.

The bout will be for Mayweather's WBC Welterweight title which he chose to keep following his win over Oscar De La Hoya for the WBC Super Welterweight crown this past May 5th.

Hatton, 43-0 with 31 knockouts and Mayweather, 38-0 with 24 knockouts each are the recognized champions in their weight divisions. Hatton briefly was the WBA Welterweight champion after beating Luis Collazo in 2006 only to move back down to Jr. Welterweight where he scored wins over Juan Urango and an impressive stoppage over Jose Luis Castillo this past June 23rd.

The bout seemed to pick up steam after Hatton made disparaging remarks about Mayweather following the Castillo bout.

The bout will be televised on HBO Pay-Per-View and promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, who according to the same espn.com report could be on the verge of signing Hatton to a promotional contract.