British boxing great Ricky Hatton is set to return to the ring at the age of 43, a decade on from his retirement.
Hatton hung up his gloves in 2012, after his defeat to Vyacheslav Senchenko, which itself came more than three years after his previous fight against Manny Pacquiao.
The former light-welterweight champion now works as a trainer but will be back in the thick of things in his home city of Manchester this summer.
“I can confirm my return to the ring,” Hatton said on his personal Twitter account.
“Join me for a huge party night - with top music acts - in Manchester on July 2. It’s not how you fall, it’s how you rise...”
Hatton is due to meet Marco Antonio Barrera in an eight-round exhibition bout. The 48-year-old Mexican, who was beaten by Amir Khan in 2009, last fought in 2011.
Additional reporting by PA.
