Framed Ricky Hatton & Joe Calzaghe Hand Signed Boxing Gloves - Dome Frame

Ricky Hatton One of the best British fighters of all time, Ricky Hatton is universally regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world and his all-action style has earned him a huge fan base in his native Manchester and far beyond. Nicknamed 'The Hitman' after Canadian wrestler Bret Hart, Hatton made a spectacular professional debut in 1997, knocking out Colin McAuley in the first round and his career has gone from strength to strength ever since. Famed for his fierce body shots, the Mancunian's greatest victory to date came against Australian Kostya Tszyu when the two fighters met to contest the IBF light welterweight crown in 2005. Tszyu was the defending champion and hot favourite but a sensational performance from Hatton saw The Hitman dethrone the Australian when he failed to come out for the 12th round. Hatton stepped up to welterweight in 2006 when he fought American Luis Collazo and took the WBA crown on points after a gruelling fight. He moved back to light welterweight in 2007 when he faced highly-rated Colombian Juan Urango and his points victory saw him recapture the unified IBF and IBO titles. His first and only professional defeat came later the same year when he was stopped in the 10th round by Floyd Mayweather Jnr in a welterweight world title fight in Las Vegas but Hatton remains one of the boxing world's most successful and popular fighters. Joe Calzaghe Nicknamed the 'Pride of Wales', Joe Calzaghe currently holds the WBO, WBC and WBA world super middleweight titles to make him the undisputed champion in his division and is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in the world today. He has held the WBO title for more than a decade to earn him the distinction of being boxing's longest reigning world champion at any weight and in a professional career that has spanned nearly 15 years and 44 fights, he remains unbeaten. Calzaghe was a talented amateur before turning professional in 1993 and within two years he was British champion. He was crowned WBO world champion when he faced Chris Eubank in Sheffield, knocking him down in the first round and going on to claim an unanimous points decision. The Welshman added the IBF belt to his collection in 2006 when he took on Jeff Lacy and although the American was the favourite with the bookmakers, Calzaghe emered victorious to add to his growing worldwide reputation. The greatest win of his career to date came in November 2007 when he met Danish boxer Mikkel Kessler in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium in a fight to unify the WBO, WBC and WBA world titles. Kessler was undefeated going into the fight but it was Calzaghe who emerged the victor with an unanimous points decision from the judges. Calzaghe's achievements in boxing were recognised in 2003 when he was awarded the MBE by The Queen and a month after beating Kessler, he was voted the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year for 2007. Own a piece of sporting history Ricky Hatton is one of the best fighters in the history of British boxing and his sensational 2005 victory over Kostya Tszyu is rated as one of the greatest fights of the last 20 years. Joe Calzaghe is one of the best fighters in the history of British boxing and his superb win over Mikkel Kessler in 2007 confirmed him as the undisputed world super middleweight champion. The gloves are personally signed by Ricky Hatton and Joe Calzaghe and this is a impressive and unique piece of sporting memorabilia. Each item is issued with a certificate of authenticity.