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As her man lies unconscious on the canvas just yards away, the worry and distress of Ricky Hatton's fiancée Jennifer Dooley is all too plain to see. Seconds earlier, the former college lecturer let out an ear-piercing scream as the Mancunian boxer was floored for the third and final time by Filipino Manny Pacquiao. Wearing a close-fitting red dress, Miss Dooley gripped the back of the seat in front of her for support before turning to Miss Coyne with her hand over her mouth in horror as Hatton, nicknamed The Hitman, remained flat on his back on the canvas for three worrying minutes.Miss Dooley, 27, was comforted by Jenna Coyne - the partner of Hatton's younger brother Matthew, who had earlier won a points victory on the undercard at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, after seeing the British world champion knocked out in the second round. Hatton's mother Carol also looked on concerned as medics helped bring him to his senses. Pacquiao, known as Pac Man, felled Hatton with a brutally quick left hook to the chin. Referee Kenny Bayless didn't even bother to count before stopping the fight with just a second of the round remaining.Hatton remained flat on his back on the canvas for three worrying minutes while medics rallied around him Hatton was eventually helped back to his corner before leaving without giving interviews for a precautionary medical check in hospital. He had landed just 18 punches on his opponent, compared to Pacquiao's 73. Celebrities including Jack Nicholson, Denzel Washington and British boxer Amir Khan were at ringside for the fight, dubbed The Battle of East and West'. Comedian Russell Brand was seated next to rap mogul P. Diddy at the junior welterweight title match band the unlikely pair were later joined by superstar Jay Z. 33-year-old Brand looked slightly starstruck as he was introduced to the rapper, who attended the fight without his wife Beyonce. Hatton Senior said his son was 'perfectly all right' after undergoing hospital checks but admitted the boxer's long-term future was now in doubt. 'Obviously we will support him in whatever he does, Ray Hatton said. 'And we'll leave that with him. 'At this moment in time he's probably got a few mixed feelings about it. He'll make that decision whichever way he wants to and the family will support him. I don't think he would let anybody make that decision for him.' Miss Dooley left her job as a lecturer at Manchester College of Art and Technology to support Hatton ahead of his only previous defeat, to Floyd Mayweather Junior in December 2007.
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