Manchester, United Kingdom – Ricky Hattonthe former world boxing The champion became one of the most popular fighters in the sport and he has passed away. He is 46 years old.
Hatton The British Press Association reported on Sunday that he was found dead at his home in Greater Manchester.
Police said they did not regard the death as suspicious.
“At 6:45 a.m. this morning, a public called Bowlacre Road in Tansedhead to attend and they found the body of a 46-year-old man,” Greater Manchester police said in a statement. “There is no suspicious at this time.”
Police will not disclose the man’s identity, but said they are working with his family to provide statements to the media.
Friends’ Friends Hatton A tribute was soon paid to Sunday morning.
“Today, we have not only lost one of Britain’s greatest boxers, but also a friend, mentor, warrior, Ricky Hatton”Former world champion Amir Khan posted on X.
“legend Ricky Hatton May he tear apart,” former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury Ricky Hatton. I can’t believe it’s so young. ”
The news of Hatton’s death comes two months after he announced his return. boxing In December, in a professional match against Eisa al Dah in Dubai.
Hatton Lightweight and middleweight won the world championship.
He rose through amateur and domestic levels, sharing rings with his generation of best boxers at the height of his career, including Costia Zyu, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
Hatton’s down-to-earth manner also made him love him to fans around the world, and he was open to the mental health issues he suffered after he retired from the ring.
Khan added on X: “As fighters, we tell ourselves we’re strong – we train, we sweat, we hit, we get up. But sometimes the toughest battles happen in silence.”
Hatton’s all-around style strengthened his popularity. He built a passionate follower in the UK and then truly announced himself on the world stage with an epic victory in 2005 as the IBF World Super lightweight championship.
Pound for Pound’s great tszyu, who had only lost twice before, was forced to retire in front of 22,000 Manchester fans.
Hatton It was later described as his biggest victory, but it was only the beginning of his period of fighting at the top of the sport, with thousands of fans following him to the United States for a huge battle.
His former manager Frank Warren described him as “a brilliant talented fighter who had few young boxers and fans before,” he added that he would “rightly be one of the modern greats of the sport.”
Hatton In 2007, Mayweather lost for the first time in his career at the MGM Masters in Las Vegas.
A year later, after he sold out at Manchester’s Stadium, he returned to the top of the sport, running for Manny Pacquiao in 2009, losing in two rounds.
Hatton Retired after failure, but four years later, a significant comeback followed by lasting problems with weight and depression and alcohol use as well as allegations of drug use.
The fact that he manages to return to the ring is regarded as a personal victory when he loses to Vyacheslav Senchenko.
Outside the ring, Hatton He is a lifelong fan of Manchester City.
The club said it would be correct Hatton On Sunday, the derby against Manchester United.
“Ricky One of the most popular and respected supporters in New York City boxing “The career has won him a world championship in both welterweight and lightweight,” Manchester City said in a statement.
announcement Hatton’s His return to the ring later this year comes after his success as coach Zhanat Zhakiyanov won the World Lightweight Championship in 2017.
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