Ricky Hatton shows true colours with classy message after defeat for boxer son Campbell

Ricky Hatton believes his son Campbell won his rematch with James Flint despite all three judges scoring the fight in favour of his opponent.

Seven months after their first meeting, which 'The Hitman' still admits that his son narrowly lost, their second fight resulted in another unanimous decision win for Flint. They fought on the Jack Catterall vs Regis Prograis undercard, and the judges at Co-op Live scored their fight 97-94, 96-94 and 96-95 on Saturday night.

Those were slightly closer than the cards at Sheffield Arena back in March, when they were 97-95, 97-94 and 98-92 for Flint. But, while acknowledging was just as close as the first, Hatton Snr thought his son edged it before sharing a classy message to the two fighters on show.

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"Another close one for the lad [Campbell Hatton] last night," he captioned an Instagram post featuring a photo of him posing with Campbell when his son was still a young child. "Everyone has [their] view.

"I thought he lost the first fight by the narrowest of margins [and] thought he won the second fight last night also by the narrowest of margins... But one thing [is] for certain is that they were both great, close fights which could've probably [gone] either way.

"Congrats to [James Flint]. Great lad, respectful, like I found his whole family. Best of luck to you, Jimmy.

"As for my son, chin up, son, have a rest [and] have a think. [I] don't think you'll ever know how much I love you and how proud we all are of you. No father could be more blessed and I feel proud that every day, that I