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Ricky Hatton, Former World Boxing Champion, Found Dead at 46 in Greater Manchester

Police say the death is not being treated as suspicious.

Overview

  • Greater Manchester Police said officers were called by a member of the public to Bowlacre Road in Hyde, Tameside at about 6:45am and found a 46-year-old man.
  • Authorities have not released a cause of death or further investigative details.
  • Hatton, born in Stockport in 1978, won world titles at light-welter, welter and super-welter and retired in 2011 with 45 wins.
  • His only professional defeats came against Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Vyacheslav Senchenko.
  • In recent years he spoke publicly about struggles with drug addiction and mental health, including multiple suicide attempts.