Britain's most popular boxer of modern times, Ricky Hatton, has confirmed he will return to the ring in 2010.

"I'm going to have one more fight, maybe two - it depends on the first fight," said Hatton.

"No opponent has been confirmed... there's been no date confirmed. But... I am going to have one more fight."

31-year-old Hatton was knocked out in the second round in Las Vegas by Manny Pacquiao in May, the severity of his defeat by Pacquiao led many to urge him to retire.

Mexican three-weight world champion Juan Manuel Marquez, the current WBA lightweight champion, has been mentioned as a possible foe, as has IBF light-welterweight champion Juan Urango, who Hatton outpointed in 2007.

Hatton will go on holiday next week and plans to start getting fit on his return.

"I go on holiday next week to Australia and then when I come back, even though I haven't got a date yet, I'm going to go straight into training because weight-wise I have had a little bit more to carry than I normally do," he said.

"So I'm going to go straight in training, shed the weight and then, when the date comes, do my usually 12-week training camp.

"We're looking at the IBF champion Juan Urango, who I've already fought and beaten. It's got to be a top-10 ranked pound-for-pound fighter or a world champion of some sort.

"I've boxed at such a high level and I could not have one more fight and people look at me and go 'he's just had this fight just to knock someone over and end on top'. I want people to say 'give Ricky his credit - he finished at the top'.

"You can see I've set the wheels in motion for retirement - I've got my promotional company now, got my health and fitness, got my clothing brand.

"I'm not going to have too many more fights. At the minute I'm definitely just going to have one more."