Hatton and Mayweather consider rematch

Floyd Mayweather is considering a rematch with Ricky Hatton at Wembley.

Mayweather won the first fight in Las Vegas last year, but Hatton was not happy with the way referee Joe Cortez handled the bout.

Hatton's next fight is against Juan Lazcano in Manchester on May 24 while Mayweather is scheduled to fight Oscar De La Hoya on September 20.

But Richard Schaefer, the chief executive of Golden Boy Promotions, revealed talks have begun about a rematch.

Schaefer said: "It's very likely that Floyd will come over next spring. Floyd and his manager Al Hayman are very serious about it.

"The first fight was great and while Floyd would have to get past Oscar first, he knows that Ricky has talked about the referee. He wants to show that he will repeat what happened the first time. That's his motivation."

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