Thursday 15 November 2012 08:20, UK
Ricky Hatton is ready to take out his frustrations on Vyacheslav Senchenko when he returns to a boxing ring for the first time in more than three-and-a-half years on November 24.
But Hatton is keen to point out this will not mean reverting to the gung-ho approach that saw him unravel against first Floyd Mayweather and then Pacquiao. Senchenko was undefeated in 32 fights before being stopped on cuts in April to lose his WBA belt to Paulie Malignaggi - the brash American who, four years ago this month, was Hatton's last successful conquest in a record of 45 wins and two losses. "It's got to be done in the right manner," said Hatton. "I can't go out there and fight with my face and with my emotions. "It's all about sticking to the game plan that I've been working on with my trainer, Bob Shannon, for the past 12 weeks and channelling all that aggression in a positive manner. "I think as you get a little bit older and wiser you just need to take your foot off the gas that little bit." "Ultimately my aggressiveness got me in trouble against Manny Pacquiao, it got me in trouble against Mayweather - how many times do you have to get knocked out before the light switch goes on and you think 'I've got to slow it down a bit'?"
