Hatton turns down approach from De la Hoya for mega-fight

Ricky Hatton looks on during his post-fight party, after his IBO light-welterweight title bout with Juan Lazcano

That sparked speculation light-welterweight king Hatton - who beat Juan Lazcano in Manchester just over two weeks ago - would step in.

"An approach has been made but it would be too soon, Richard only fought two
weeks ago," Ray Hatton told BBC Sport.

"Oscar likes to fight in September because of Mexican Independence Day, but
Richard's chilling out at the moment and doing dad things."

Hatton, who is now likely to fight Paulie Malignaggi in November, was hoping for a rematch with Mayweather, who inflicted his first defeat in December.

Hatton's father believes there is still a chance Mayweather could be tempted. He said: "We always said to Floyd, you know where we are if you want the fight, but no massive plans have gone out of the window because of his retirement.

"Obviously, Richard would have liked to have gone over that ground again because he thinks he never gave it his best shot in the first fight. If Mayweather beat him again, he could live with that.

"And you can never say never with Floyd, maybe if the money was there in 12 months he would change his mind.

"But the Mayweather fight was only one fight that people were talking to us about and as far as Richard is concerned, he's geared up to fight Paul Malignaggi in November.

"A few things still have to be tied up in terms of a venue and TV. Richard would like to fight at Madison Square Garden , but we have to look at the financial implications."

Hatton's father also confirmed super-featherweight star Manny Pacquiao was a
possible future opponent after the Filipino expressed his intention to move up in weight.

"We were approached by Manny Pacquiao after the Mayweather fight and it's on the cards," said Hatton Sr.

"Pacquiao's big at his weight and it would be a wonderful fight. They've just about got the two biggest followings in the world - where would you stage a fight like that?

"It's nice that these people are approaching him because it means Richard can just sit back and not have to chase people. It's a wonderful position to be in."