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The Irish Sun
21 hours ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘You saw what Mike Tyson was like' – Ricky Hatton, 46, warned ‘sell-by date' has gone and comeback shouldn't happen
RICKY HATTON has been told his best days are behind him after announcing his return to boxing. The 46-year-old British legend is set to face Eisa Aldah 13 YEARS . Advertisement 4 Ricky Hatton is making a boxing comeback Credit: Sky UK Ltd 4 Dennis Hobson, left, with Hatton in 2006 Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd But his former promoter Dennis Hobson told the "I love Ricky and what he brings to the table, and he's still got a lot of support, but you know his best days are behind him.' Last November, heavyweight great Advertisement READ MORE IN boxing Hobson added: "You saw what Mike Tyson was like when he fought Jake Paul, it was sad to watch, and I don't want the same for Ricky because I've got a lot of time for him." Hatton - one of the UK's most beloved boxers - won world titles at 140lb and 147lb. But he struggled to cope with losses to Floyd Mayweather and Advertisement Most read in Boxing And he did return to the ring in 2022 for an exhibition against Mexican great Marco Antonio Barrera. Now he takes on the Gulf's first ever professional fighter in Aldah - who is also 46 and has not boxed professionally since 2021. Campbell Hatton Retires from Boxing at 24: A New Chapter Begins The bout with Hatton is set to go on their records as a middleweight contest. Hobson said: "Unless he's doing it for charity, I don't get the point of it all. Advertisement "If it were for charity, that's something I'd get involved with, but I don't want to see him in a competitive match." 4 Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson, who was 58 at the time Credit: Getty 4 Eisa Aldah is the man fighting Hatton Credit: Youtube/ EISA ALDAH
Scottish Sun
21 hours ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
‘You saw what Mike Tyson was like' – Ricky Hatton, 46, warned ‘sell-by date' has gone and comeback shouldn't happen
Hitman has already had one comeback bout HATT TO SAY IT HATT TO SAY IT 'You saw what Mike Tyson was like' – Ricky Hatton, 46, warned 'sell-by date' has gone and comeback shouldn't happen RICKY HATTON has been told his best days are behind him after announcing his return to boxing. The 46-year-old British legend is set to face Eisa Aldah in Dubai on December 2 in what will be his first fight in 13 YEARS. Advertisement 4 Ricky Hatton is making a boxing comeback Credit: Sky UK Ltd 4 Dennis Hobson, left, with Hatton in 2006 Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd But his former promoter Dennis Hobson told the Sheffield Star: 'Obviously, his 'sell-by' date has gone. "I love Ricky and what he brings to the table, and he's still got a lot of support, but you know his best days are behind him.' Last November, heavyweight great Mike Tyson came out of retirement aged 58 and after 20 years to fight Jake Paul. And he laboured to defeat against the YouTuber-turned-boxer over eight shorter two-minute rounds. Advertisement READ MORE IN boxing GOLDEN GLOVES Ex-boxing champ says Joshua is in shocks talks to fight Olympic gold medalist Hobson added: "You saw what Mike Tyson was like when he fought Jake Paul, it was sad to watch, and I don't want the same for Ricky because I've got a lot of time for him." Hatton - one of the UK's most beloved boxers - won world titles at 140lb and 147lb. But he struggled to cope with losses to Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao - first retiring in 2012 after defeat to Vyacheslav Senchenko. Hatton overcame a fight with depression and substance abuse when his career ended and later became a trainer. Advertisement And he did return to the ring in 2022 for an exhibition against Mexican great Marco Antonio Barrera. Now he takes on the Gulf's first ever professional fighter in Aldah - who is also 46 and has not boxed professionally since 2021. Campbell Hatton Retires from Boxing at 24: A New Chapter Begins The bout with Hatton is set to go on their records as a middleweight contest. Hobson said: "Unless he's doing it for charity, I don't get the point of it all. Advertisement "If it were for charity, that's something I'd get involved with, but I don't want to see him in a competitive match." 4 Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson, who was 58 at the time Credit: Getty
Observer
21-07-2025
- Science
- Observer
Martian meteorite sells for record $5.3 million at Sotheby's
A 54-pound (24.5-kg) Martian meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars found on Earth has sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby's, setting a new auction record for a meteorite. The auction on Wednesday for the rock known as NWA 16788 sparked a 15-minute bidding war between online and phone bidders. "This is an amazing Martian meteorite that broke off of the Martian surface," said Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby's vice-chairman and global head of science and natural history, ahead of the auction. The fragment was discovered in November 2023 by a meteorite hunter in the Sahara Desert, in Niger's remote Agadez region. "The people there knew already that it was something special," said Hatton. "It wasn't until it got to the lab and pieces were tested that we realized, 'Oh my gosh, it's Martian.' And then when those results came back and we compared and saw, OK, it's not just Martian, it is the biggest piece of Mars on the planet." Martian meteorite sells for record $5.3 million at Sotheby's About 5 million years ago, an asteroid or comet slammed into Mars so hard that rocks and other debris launched into space. "So it comes hurtling... 140 million miles through space, makes it through Earth's atmosphere," said Hatton, noting that most things burn up in our planet's atmosphere. "It's incredible that it made it through and then that it crashed in the middle of the desert instead of the middle of the ocean, in a place where we could find it, and that somebody who could recognize what it was found it. "So there's a whole kind of process or a layer of things that have to happen in order for this to become reality and be here in front of us." Just like its mother planet, NWA 16788 has a distinctly reddish hue, as well as signs of fusion crust from its violent descent through Earth's atmosphere. There are about 400 officially recognized Martian meteorites on Earth, of which NWA 16788 is by far the largest. —Reuters
Daily Mirror
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Tyrrell Hatton admits hiding true feelings at The Open - 'It'll get me in trouble'
The Open Championship star Tyrell Hatton is not your typical golfer, wearing his heart on his sleeve and regularly finding himself in trouble courtesy of his foul-mouthed outbursts Tyrell Hatton admits he has tweaked his behaviour at Royal Portrush to avoid 'getting into trouble' during The Open Championship. The fiery Englishman has often come under scrutiny for his on-course behaviour. Examples range from snapping a club during the 2024 World Tour Championship in Dubai to calling his driver a 'piece of s***' after a triple bogey at Quail Hollow during the PGA Championship. That has seen the 33-year-old LIV star rack up fines and be labelled a 'terrible influence' by the likes of Ewen Murray. On Friday, during the second round of the 153rd Open, Hatton carded a 69 to sit five under at the halfway point. He was left visibly frustrated after reaching six under with a birdie two on the 13th, only to cover the final five holes in one over. Yet, he didn't react angrily as many would have expected, keeping his cool - at least on the surface. Hatton has now revealed that he has merely got better at keeping his frustrations to himself, still cursing but not letting the cameras and microphones pick up his expletives. Explaining how he has become more conscious of the impact his reactions have on his playing partners, he said: 'I don't know. I was still pretty vocal. Maybe I'm just having to do it away from the microphone.' When asked what he was telling himself between the 14th and final hole, he admitted: 'It was pretty negative stuff.' When asked to elaborate, Hatton replied: 'No, it'll get me in trouble.' He explained further: "I'm not going to change. It's just how I am, how I play. I'm 33. I think that ship has sailed, to be honest. 'I've always felt like even though I can be losing my s***, I can get over the next shot and still have a clear mind of what I'm still trying to achieve on that shot. Although from the outside it looks like I'm completely gone, in my own mind I still know where I'm at.' Asked whether it does him any harm, he noted: 'I've always said, as long as it's not affecting my playing partners. "Sure, there's been times I've probably gone too far and you comment on a putt when they're putting on the same line and then it maybe affects where they're hitting their putt. 'Stuff like that, I think that's part of what you learn as you get more experience, so I do try and avoid that kind of thing. But yeah, as long as I'm not affecting the other guys, then I'm not going to change.' Whatever people say about Hatton's conduct, he has been in impressive form of late, achieving a career-best T4 finish at the US Open last month. He was in contention for the lead with two holes left but back-to-back bogeys on the 17th and 18th holes scuppered his hopes. He also went into the final day at Royal Portrush in contention after a strong Saturday showing, carding a three-under par 68 which put him T4. Hatton also made a standout eagle at the par-5 seventh which drew roars from the crowd.
Mint
19-07-2025
- Science
- Mint
Largest piece of Mars fetches $5.3 million at auction, young dinosaur skeleton steals the show
New York City recently hosted an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects, featuring the largest piece of Mars ever found which was sold for over $5 million. However, it was a rare young dinosaur skeleton which actually stole the show when it fetched more than $30 million in a bidding frenzy. The 54-pound (25-kilogram) rock, officially named NWA 16788 was sold for approximately $5.3 million, including fees and costs, making it the most valuable meteorite ever auctioned. The rock was discovered in the Sahara Desert, Niger by a meteorite hunter in November 2023, after it was blown off the surface of Mars by a massive asteroid strike, according to Sotheby's report, cited by AP. The red, brown and gray meteorite is about 70% larger than the next largest piece of Mars found on Earth and represents nearly 7% of all the Martian pieces currently on this planet, AP reported. Cassandra Hatton, vice chairman for science and natural history at Sotheby's highlighted the rarity of the find, noting that only 400 Martian meteorites out of the more than 77,000 officially recognized meteorites found on Earth are Martian. 'This Martian meteorite is the largest piece of Mars we have ever found by a long shot,' Hatton said. 'So it's more than double the size of what we previously thought was the largest piece of Mars.' Stealing the show was a rare young dinosaur skeleton that fetched an astounding $30.5 million, including fees and costs after a six minutes bidding war among six interested participants. The skeleton is identified as a Ceratosaurus nasicornis, which is one of only four known skeletons of its species and the only juvenile one. The species resemblesthe Tyrannosaurus rex but is smaller. The bidding began with a high advance offer of $6 million, quickly escalating during the live round with bids $500,000 higher than the last and later $1 million higher than the last before ending at $26 million. The winner plans to loan dinosaur skeleton to an institution, Sotheby's told AP. This sale marks the third-highest amount paid for a dinosaur at an auction. A Stegosaurus skeleton called 'Apex' holds the record after it was sold for $44.6 million last year at Sotheby's. Parts of the juvenile dinosaur were found in 1996 near Laramie, Wyoming, at Bone Cabin Quarry, which is considered a gold mine for dinosaur bones. It was acquired last year by Fossilogic, a Utah-based fossil preparation and mounting company. The skeleton is more than 6 feet (2 meters) tall and nearly 11 feet (3 meters) long, and is believed to belong to the lateJurassic period, about 150 million years ago. Ceratosaurus dinosaurs could grow up to 25 feet (7.6 meters) long, while the T. rex could be 40 feet (12 meters) long, the news agency reported.
