British boxer Ricky Hatton, who fought Kostya Tszyu, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, dead at 46
Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton - who fought such esteemed opponents as Australia’s Kostya Tszyu, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao - has died at the age of 46.
Britain’s PA news agency reported Hatton was found dead at his home in Hyde, near Manchester.
Greater Manchester Police said they were not treating the death as suspicious.
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Hatton won world titles at light-welterweight and welterweight and his all-action style made him one of the most popular fighters in the first decade of the new century.
He rose through amateur and domestic levels to pit his wits against the best boxers of his generation including Tszyu, Mayweather and Pacquiao.
Hatton’s down-to-earth demeanour also endeared him to fans across the world, and he was open about the mental health issues he endured on his retirement from the ring.
He overcame a fall-out with his family and a court case with his former trainer Billy Graham to become a successful trainer, coaching Zhanat Zhakiyanov to a world bantamweight title win in 2017.
Hatton announced in July that he would make a return to boxing in December in a professional bout against Eisa Al Dah in Dubai.
