Hatton set for US training

Ricky Hatton has nobody but Manny Pacquiao – and the way to beat him – in mind.
The British bomber is about to break camp in Manchester as he prepares to leave for the States for the final push of his training for the May 2 face-off with the Filipino pound-for-pound king.
Richard Schaefer, Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) Chief Executive Officer, said yesterday that Hatton will set foot on Sunday in Las Vegas where he will establish training camp.
The next day, Hatton will travel to Los Angeles for a press conference and “travel back to Vegas that same day to resume camp,” proof that Hatton is so juiced up not only in getting ready but also in beating Pacquiao.
Hatton has been training since mid-February under Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Lee Beard and they are all penciled to use the facilities of The UFC Gym once they arrive in the US.
While Hatton’s camp appears to be in order, Pacquiao’s is slowly reverting back to normalcy with the hard-hitting lefty expected to increase the number of sparring rounds on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).
“Manny has so far gone 13 rounds of sparring with the last eight rounds with (Jorge) Linares (of Venezuela) as sparmate,” said Pacquiao adviser Mike Koncz, who revealed that super-feather prospect Urbano Antillon and Michael Alvarado of Colorado reporting for work soon.
“It was heavy burden that was removed from Manny’s shoulders,” said Koncz, who is now upbeat that Pacquiao would no longer have any distractions as he enters the most crucial part of his preparation.
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