THE OTHER HATTON

“WE started kickboxing at the same time, myself and Ricky. The natural progression was boxing. Ricky went first, being the younger brother you tend to follow the older brother about and that was the case. But I was playing at it then, so I never really committed to the amateur boxing like Ricky did. I had a few fights when I was 10, 11. Then I left the sport for two or three years. I took it back up when I was 15 and then I was boxing ever since.

I’ve had some good hidings over the years. We were brought up in pubs, myself and Ricky. Even as a kid when we were kickboxing, people used to come in the pub and you could hear the pots rattling where we were sparring upstairs.

I was always playing catch up. He’s helped me throughout my career really. A good way to learn anything.

‘I MUST HAVE ONE OF THOSE FACES, PEOPLE USED TO LOVE KNOCKING ME. BUT I’VE NEVER LACKED SELF-BELIEF’

It is a double-edged sword. Obviously big, big footsteps there, Ricky was doing so well.