Undefeated boxer Chloe Watson tipped to 'shine' in Liverpool by Ricky Hatton

Former light-welterweight champion Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton has tipped undefeated Merseyside boxer Chloe Watson to 'shine' in her upcoming fight against Fara El Bousairi at the M&S Bank Arena.

The Birkenhead-born boxer will be looking to make it 3-0 when she comes up against the Spaniard on June 17. Despite preparing for his own sensational comeback fight against Marco Antonio Barrera, the legendary Orthodox boxer, Hatton, will be in Watson's corner in Liverpool as she goes head-to-head with El Bousairi.

Liverpool has a rich history of male and female fighters and the 22-year-old Watson is the latest bright spark to come out of Merseyside, looking to follow in the footsteps of the greats that have gone before her. And for Hatton, he forecasts another positive result in her upcoming bout.

"She’s improving all the time. It’s a pleasure to come to work every day with a talent such as Chloe, and she’s getting better all the time," he said.

"The most exciting thing as a coach working with her is that I don’t think we’ve even scraped the surface yet. You could see from day one that she had the talent with the amateur pedigree that she had, but she’s transformed that talent right into the pro game.

"It's very important, I hope she has more fights on a regular basis in her hometown. Wasserman are doing a fantastic job with her anyway, but I always felt that fighting regularly in your hometown helps that fan base.

"Chloe has an exceptional fan base through what she has done as an amateur, and what she’s done in the early stages of her pro career. That fan base has got quite healthy suddenly, straight away, and I think once she has a few fights in her hometown she’ll go through the roof.

"I think the way she’s handled the