Wednesday 24 February 2016 11:14, UK
Manchester has hosted some of British boxing's most memorable occasions, so here's The Panel to roll back the years...
The Manchester Arena has seen some classic boxing bouts - but can anything trump that famous night when Ricky Hatton famously stopped Kostya Tszyu?
Let's find out from those who were there or at least knew several thousand who were! Johnny Nelson, Jamie Moore, Carl Froch, Jim Watt, Paul Smith and Glenn McCrory all pitch in...
Ricky Hatton v Kostya Tszyu
That, for me, was the beginning of something special. I can remember pulling into the area with Brendan Ingle and you couldn't park anywhere. The arena was ram-packed to the rafters and there's not many fights like that. Every single seat in the arena was taken. You couldn't move in the car park, and remember this is a massive arena. It was mad.
The fight lived up to expectation, it was so dramatic. That was the beginning of the adventure for Ricky. He was the underdog going in because Tszyu was top dog, people expected him to win because he had been taking everybody out. Ricky fought tooth and nail and had that boy-next-door appeal. Quigg will be hoping for some of that atmosphere.
Carl Thompson v Chris Eubank
We're going back over 20 years, but what a fight! Eubank showed the mettle we all knew he had and then some. He'd jumped up two divisions to cruiserweight and there he was taking on a fresh young Thompson.
I remember it was on the Naseem Hamed-Wilfredo Vazquez card with all the local young fighters on, like Ricky Hatton, but there was always something different when Eubank was around. He put Thompson on the floor early on (in the fourth) but as the fight went on, he was put under all sorts of pressure. He lost but I don't know how he was still standing after the final bell and it was still close - hence the rematch a few months later.
Ricky Hatton v Kostya Tszyu
Atmosphere wise it was unreal. I'd boxed there the night before and hadn't gone home, but went home, got changed, got to the venue and was then in the Tszyu dressing room watching having his hands taped. That was good enough but when Ricky did the damage and won it, that was unreal.
I don't think you will ever get a better atmosphere in that area but the one thing I will say, it was all pro-Hatton. We could see something close on Saturday when it's split 50-50 between Quigg and Frampton. But the one other thing that made that night unforgettable was that me and my uncle had backed Hatton in either the 10th, 11th or 12th at 25/1! I don't need to tell you how much I won, but the celebration was even better!
Carl Froch v George Groves
Not just because I won, but as a fighter looking back at it, that one was such a fantastic spectacle - much better than I thought it was. I am not sure anyone expected more than they got than night, but there I was, a four-time world champion against a guy who hasn't really done much. But I was on the floor in the first round and being hit with the kitchen sink for the next six rounds before turning it round and clawing it back.
Yes, the stoppage was controversial but what a fight that was for the fans. There was cheering, plenty of booing, it was nuts. That arena can be a bit of a hostile arena if it wants to be and I wouldn't be surprised if we see that again on Saturday.
Joe Calzaghe v Jeff Lacy
What a night that was. I go back with Enzo and Joe Calzaghe a long way and I was their guest that night - sat in the corner with all the rest of the family. Joe was a 3-1 underdog and it was one of those rare fights I put a few quid on. I thought that price was madness with all the fighters Joe had been in with - Lacy hadn't done anywhere near what Calzaghe had done.
It was a defining night for Calzaghe. Lacy had been favoured by the win over Robin Reid. There were a lot of worried people there who thought Calzaghe would lose but I remember telling the family that I fancied him strongly. Enzo was equally confident. Joe was in fantastic form and the combinations and pressure he had Lacy under - that night was everything that was great about Joe Calzaghe.
Ricky Hatton v Kostya Tszyu
I think of Hatton-Tszyu which was the best night Manchester has ever known. Hatton was a big underdog and took his bumps. People expected Tszyu to be too powerful but Hatton took everything he had. Hatton didn't come up with a plan to nick the title but out-boxed and outsmarted him.
He went straight in, did what he's always done, and did it the hard way and the right way. I don't think I've ever had a better night in Manchester, that was terrific.
