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Hatton: Relikh is real deal
- Updated: October 7, 2016
Trainer Ricky Hatton believes Kiryl Relikh will “break a few hearts” with a stunning upset win over WBA super-lightweight champion Ricky Burns.
The Belarusian has been prepared by Hatton for his mandatory title challenge against Burns at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow tonight, live on Sky Sports.
Relikh has a 21-fight unbeaten record, with his 19 stoppage wins all coming inside five rounds, but Hatton insists the ‘Mad Bee’ is not purely a knockout puncher.
“He’s very good, he’s the real deal,” Hatton told Sky Sports. “It’s interesting you know that when you’ve got someone with 19 knockouts from 21 fights, people think he’s just a punching merchant, but everyone he’s fought, he’s …
