CHAMPION Ricky Hatton recaptured his IBF light welterweight title with a gruelling points win over solid Colombian Juan Urango on his Las Vegas debut. Hatton looked far from his best in battling to a points win over Urango. All three judges scored the fight 119-109 to Hatton at the Paris Hotel, but that did not reflect an extremely tough night for the Manchester fighter. Hatton, 28, started brightly but had become ragged by the middle rounds as Urango's strength began to tell. But Hatton was rarely troubled and clung on down the final straight. He looked sharp in the early exchanges, bouncing in and out of range and landing with a series of uppercuts. And he followed up with a big right hand in round two as the static Urango struggled to get close. But there were warning signs for Hatton in round three as Urango landed with two solid right hands before the 'Hitman' hit back with a booming right in round four. But Urango, previously unbeaten in 18 fights, began to home in on Hatton's body in round five and rattled the challenger with another hurtful right hand. Hatton is now set to face Mexico's Jose Luis Castillo in the summer after the former two-time lightweight world champion defeated Cameroon's Hernan Ngoudjo on the undercard.
