Ricky Hatton celebrated his 30th birthday yesterday with a gruelling training session and a defiant declaration that he was right to sack Billy Graham and join forces with Floyd Mayweather Snr.

Hatton will return to the scene of his only defeat, which came against his new coach's son, Floyd Mayweather Jr, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, to take on IBF light-welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi on November 22.

Hatton has enlisted the help of Mayweather Snr as he seeks to reap the benefits of the American's wealth of world-title experience, which has seen him train the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Chad Dawson and Joan Guzman.

The move follows Hatton's split with Graham after 11 years, and Hatton has been hugely impressed with Mayweather Snr after just two training sessions, despite being forced to shelve his birthday celebrations.

"Floyd has come in and given me a new lease of life," said Hatton. "He's slowed me down and given me a more subtle approach.

"I was up at 6am this morning, Floyd came to my house and I ran five miles around Gee Cross in Hyde with dumb bells in my hands.

"Floyd was side by side with me all the way - in a Range Rover I might add - saying, Come on, jab, jab, step off, one-two!'. It was hard because it's very hilly where I live but because it was new I got a buzz from it."

Hatton hopes to beat Malignaggi next month and then take on the winner of the fight between De La Hoya and Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao, which takes place a fortnight later. He admitted he could even retire next year and a rematch with Mayweather Jnr, currently in retirement, has not been ruled out.