Warren has signed an exclusive two-year deal to promote fights at the MEN Arena in Manchester where the IBF light-welterweight champion has had all but three of his last 15 contests.
For the duration of the contract, only Warren's Sports Network organisation will have the option of promoting boxing matches at the 22,000 capacity indoor arena.
It means that if Hatton were to sever his links with Warren, his chances of continuing to fight in front a big crowd at home would be restricted to an ambitious football stadium event in the summer.
Hatton's advisers believe his contract with Sports Network has run its course - a claim Warren vigorously refutes.
Warren has already fired off formal notices of impending legal action to a number of promotional rivals whom the Hatton team have reportedly been courting.
And Warren maintains he will battle to the bitter end to keep hold of his star attraction whom he has promoted for all 39 of his professional fights.
Warren said: "I have never had a bad word with Ricky throughout this, but I have to protect Sports Network's interests and as far as I am concerned we still have an agreement.
"I am confident that agreement will stand the test of a court hearing but that is not something I want and hopefully this dispute can be resolved amicably.
"But I will do absolutely everything to fight my corner. Ricky has done very well with me in terms of his career and his finances and it is a great shame it has come to this." Tweet
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I THINK RICKY SHOULD STAY WITH FRANK ,AFTER ALL HE,S STEERED HIM WELL CLEAR OF JUNIOR WITTER AIN,T HE ,RICKY,S A GOOD FIGHTER WITHOUT DOUBT ,BUT I THINK HE,S MADE TO MEASURE FOR JUNIOR ,STAY WITH FRANK RICKY HE,S DONE WELL FOR YOU IN THE PAST, AND AS THE OLD SAYING GO,S BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW , BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR NEXT FIGHT I JUST HOPE IT,S NOT ANOTHER HAS BEEN OR A NEVER WAS.
mr howard, not a witter fan by any chance, are we? you appear awfully bitter. hitman the hitter will knock out witter, trust me.
Ricky would be stupid to go with any other promoter. Frank has done a brilliant job with Ricky and it is a winning team - why break it up?
NO I,M A HATTON FAN ,BUT STYLE,S MAKE FIGHT,S AND JUNIOR IS ALL WRONG FOR RICKY AS FRANK WARREN WELL KNOW,S ANT I THINK YOU,VE FORGOT ONE VITAL THING BEFORE HE TRY,S TO KNOCK WITTER OUT HE HAS TO FIGHT HIM DON,T HE ,STAY WITH FRANK RICKY MEGA BUCK,S AWAIT YOU.