Ricky Hatton has died on the age of 46.
Ricky Hatton has died aged 46
The British boxing legend, who received world titles at each light-welterweight and welterweight, was discovered useless at his house in Manchester on Sunday (14.09.25).
A spokesperson for Larger Manchester Police mentioned: “Officers have been referred to as by a member of the general public to attend Bowlacre Highway, Hyde, Tameside, at 6:45am immediately when the discovered the physique of a 46-year-old man.
“There are usually not at present believed to be any suspicious circumstances.”
Hatton received 45 out of 48 bouts in a 15-year skilled profession and earned world title victories over Kostya Tszyu and Jose Luis Castillo.
The Mancunian fighter additionally took on boxing legends Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas bouts, though he tasted defeat on each events.
Hatton – who had spoken out about his battles with melancholy – ended his profession within the ring after defeat to Vyacheslav Senchenko in 2012 however later returned for an exhibition bout towards Marco Antonio Barrera in 2022.
‘The Hitman’ had been attributable to return to the ring once more in December for a struggle towards Eisa Al Dah in Dubai.
Tributes have poured in for Hatton from the world of boxing, with former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury writing on X: “RIP to the legend Ricky Hatton.
“There’ll solely ever be one Ricky Hatton. Cannot imagine this – so younger.”
The previous light-welterweight world champion Amir Khan wrote on the social media platform: “Right now we misplaced not solely one in every of Britain’s biggest boxers, however a buddy, a mentor, a warrior.
“Relaxation properly, Ricky. You will all the time have your house within the ring of our reminiscences.”
Hatton’s former promoter Frank Warren wrote: “A perfectly proficient fighter who impressed a technology of younger boxers and followers in a method only a few had performed earlier than, attributable to each his character and the leisure he supplied within the ring.
“From making his debut at Widnes in 1997 then to go on to win some of the historic fights in British boxing historical past towards Kostya Tszyu in Manchester, Ricky will rightly go down as one of many fashionable greats of this sport.”
Hatton was an ardent Manchester Metropolis fan and the membership confirmed {that a} minute’s appreciation will happen earlier than the derby sport towards Manchester United on Sunday.
A press release from the Premier League membership learn: “Hatton wore sky blue shorts and used ‘Blue Moon’ as his walkout track all through his profession. Ricky was one in every of Metropolis’s most beloved and revered supporters. He’ll all the time be remembered.”
Hatton is survived by his youngsters Millie, Fearne and Campbell and his granddaughter Lyla.
