Former boxing champ Ricky Hatton dies
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Ricky Hatton was one of British boxing's favourite and most revered fighters. He died in September 2025 at the age of just 46.
Former world title challenger and Sky Sports Boxing pundit Matthew Macklin shares his memories of Ricky Hatton as a fighter, the impact of his victory over Kostya Tszyu and the unique occasion when hi
Tributes have been pouring in for Ricky Hatton after the British boxing legend’s death at the age of 46.It was announced on Sunday that Hatton had been found dead at his home in Greater Manchester, with police not treating the death as suspicious.
Frank Warren remembers a ‘modern great’ as boxing mourns - Frank Warren managed Hatton’s career from his professional debut in 1997 up to his historic world title win over Kostya Tszyu in 2005.
Manchester is mourning one of its favourite sporting sons after the tragic news that Ricky Hatton, the charismatic boxing champion of the early 2000s, has been found dead at his home. He was just 46 years old.
Ricky Hatton’s Irish connections celebrated by fighters and fans alike, as Greater Manchester Police rule his death non‑suspicious.
Ricky Hatton fought in some of the biggest fights involving a British boxer - but it was the night he became world champion which defines his career