{"id":405599,"date":"2026-01-11T05:31:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/405599\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T05:31:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:31:24","slug":"ricky-hattons-son-campbell-hatton-finds-love-with-brooke-heaton-months-after-boxing-legend-father-tragic-death-international-sports-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/405599\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricky Hatton\u2019s son Campbell Hatton finds love with Brooke Heaton months after boxing legend father tragic death | International Sports News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RickyRicky Hatton\u2019s son Campbell Hatton finds love with Brooke Heaton months after boxing legend father tragic death (Image via Getty) The son of boxing great Ricky Hatton has found love during a very hard time in his life. Campbell Hatton, a former professional boxer, has gone public with his new relationship just months after losing his famous father. Campbell is now dating Brooke Heaton, the daughter of his father\u2019s closest friend. The couple shared happy photos online, showing their growing bond. This news comes as Campbell continues to heal after the tragic death of Ricky Hatton in September. Fans across the world have followed the Hatton family closely since then. Now, Campbell\u2019s new relationship has caught attention for its strong family connection and emotional timing. Brooke Heaton\u2019s father, Simon Heaton, was not just a friend but someone Ricky trusted deeply from a young age. Their families have stayed close for years. As Campbell starts this new chapter, many see it as a small moment of light after a very dark period for him and his family.<\/p>\n

Campbell Hatton and Brooke Heaton share love, family bonds, and healing after Ricky Hatton\u2019s death<\/p>\n

Campbell Hatton, 25, and Brooke Heaton, 22, recently made their relationship public on social media. Brooke shared a birthday message for Campbell on Instagram, writing, \u201cHappy birthday Campbell. You are so special. Have the best day, I love u.\u201dThe couple spent time together over Christmas and also traveled during the New Year. Brooke joined members of the Hatton family during the holiday break. She was also seen with Campbell at a Manchester City match, a club close to the Hatton family\u2019s heart. Ricky Hatton was one of Manchester City\u2019s most famous fans, and Campbell has followed that same passion.Brooke\u2019s father, Simon Heaton, is a non-league football manager and appeared in the 2023 film Hatton. In the film, he spoke about Ricky\u2019s drive as a young boy. He said, \u201cYou\u2019d be upstairs in the pub and you\u2019d just hear \u2018bang\u2026 bang\u2019. You\u2019d ask, \u2018What\u2019s that noise?\u2019 It would be Ricky downstairs banging the bags.\u201dSimon also spoke about Ricky\u2019s talent in football but shared that boxing became his true path. Ricky Hatton went on to unify the light-welterweight division and later won a world welterweight title, becoming one of Britain\u2019s most loved fighters.Ricky Hatton passed away at age 46 in September. He was found at home after failing to show up at the gym and a fight he planned to attend. After his death, thousands of fans lined the streets of Manchester for his funeral.Campbell later shared his feelings on Instagram, writing, \u201cLate one but spent new year in my dads favourite place.\u201d Reflecting on the year, he added, \u201c2025 as bad is it can get for me and mine\u2026 Long way to go still but here\u2019s to a better 2026.\u201dIn October, Campbell Hatton spoke about the support his family received. He said, \u201cWe\u2019re trying to take each day at a time.\u201d He also shared what his father valued most, saying, \u201cHe always said he was more proud of his fanbase than all the belts and his titles.\u201dAlso Read: Jake Paul And Jutta Leerdam Combined Net Worth In 2025: Inside Their Boxing Earnings, Olympic Career, Love Story, And Business Deals<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ricky Hatton\u2019s son Campbell Hatton finds love with Brooke Heaton months after boxing legend father tragic death (Image…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":405600,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,14233,215065,215066,215068,2354,215067,6492,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-405599","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-boxing","11":"tag-boxing-legend","12":"tag-brooke-heaton","13":"tag-campbell-hatton","14":"tag-hatton-family","15":"tag-manchester-city","16":"tag-new-relationship","17":"tag-ricky-hatton","18":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}