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Ricky Hatton, British Boxing Great, Found Dead at 46 in Greater Manchester

The former two-weight world champion had been preparing for a December return to the ring in Dubai.

Ricky Hatton attends The British Boxing Awards 2025 at The Langham Hotel on March 28, 2025 in London, England
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Overview

  • Greater Manchester Police said officers found a 46-year-old man at Hatton’s Bowlacre Road home in Gee Cross, Hyde at 6:45am and are not treating the death as suspicious.
  • Police have not released a cause of death and said they are working with his family on a formal statement.
  • A police cordon was set up at the property on Sunday morning, which local media later reported had been lifted.
  • Hatton was a unified light-welterweight and welterweight titleholder, famed for his 2005 victory over Kostya Tszyu, and he entered the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2024.
  • Tributes from across boxing, including Amir Khan and Tyson Fury, praised one of Britain’s most popular fighters for his impact in and out of the ring.