After just one day after becoming the new WBA light-welterweight champ, English boxing fans are already hoping to see him in the ring against Ricky Hatton who’s future in the boxing sport has been in doubt since he was knocked out by Manny Pacquiao in the second round of their 140-pound title fight in May and he went to the hospital for a precautionary brain scan.

Promoter Frank Warren insists that the 30-year-old Hatton is not up to fighting the new WBA light-welterweight, Amir Khan, who captured  title by unanimous decision against Andreas Kotelnik.

“Ricky shouldn’t be fighting — it’s not good for boxing and it’s not good for him more importantly,” Warren said on Sunday. “He’s just been in hospital for overindulgence or whatever that may be.

“I don’t think he should fight again, he should definitely retire. If the fight happened and, God forbidden, something bad happens, everyone would blame boxing. Sometimes fighters go on and at the end of the day bad things happen.”

Amir Khan is leaving the decision to his team.

“I’m a fan of Ricky Hatton and I’d like him to support me on the way to achieving what he’s achieved,” Khan said. “Boxing is a game where you have to face fighters, and for Britain it would be a huge fight.

“Let’s see what happens. I’ll leave it with Frank and Freddie and if they think it’s the right move for me to make, then I’ll do it.”

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