Hatton, 26, will be hoping a successful 15th defence will lead to ashot at Kostya Tszyu's IBF title - while it could be the challenger's final crack at the big time.
First he flew into a clumsy challenge on Callum Woods, for which he was fortunate not to be booked, then, having flashed a low shot across goal, he was on the receiving end of acrack on the shin from the Pars player he had up-ended.