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Boxing

Ricky Hatton is confident his son Campbell Hatton will adapt to the big stage

Liam Happe
Ricky Hatton is confident his son Campbell Hatton will adapt to the big stageDAZN
The unique setting of Gibraltar on the undercard of a massive heavyweight rematch is a big way to make your professional boxing debut.

One of the additional features on the night Dillian Whyte rematches Alexander Povetkin on Gibraltar this weekend is the impending professional debut of Campbell Hatton, son of British boxing legend Ricky 'Hitman' Hatton.

Hatton, 19, will get his first stage of the bright lights in a four-round lightweight contest against recently-confirmed opponent Jesus Ruiz (0-10), with his father by his side.

While taking in the picturesque views on the island ahead of fight night, the senior Hatton addressed concerns that Campbell's first pro fight was taking place on a massive event available on PPV in the UK, and also on DAZN across much of the globe.

"To be completely honest, the first time he stepped into the boxing gym and picked those gloves up, I just knew it was going to happen because it’s in the genes," the former world champion told Sky Sports.

"He’s got a lot of pressure on his shoulders, a lot to live up to, and I’m very, very proud of him and the build-up that Sky Sports and Matchroom and 258 Management have given him but it does put a lot of pressure on the little man’s shoulders.

"I wouldn’t have let him do this, though, if I didn’t think he was able to cope with it all. He’s got a great platform here and I think people are gonna like what they see.

"It’s a little bit different to Widnes! I was very fortunate that I was able to box in the big shows, a lot of Naseem Hamed undercards. I fought my second professional bout at Madison Square Garden underneath Nassem against Kevin Kelley, and I coped with it well enough. I think he will cope with it well enough too on stages like this — and it’s beautiful, isn’t it.

"Getting used to fighting on stages like this will stand him in good stead further down the line when he gets where, hopefully, we think he’s going to get."

Campbell Hatton's debut, on the Whyte-Povetkin 2 undercard, takes place Saturday Mar. 27 on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and Ireland and DAZN everywhere else (except China).