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Ricky Hatton was found dead at his home (Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\nThe legendary boxer was found dead at his home<\/p>\n
07:45, 15 Sep 2025Updated 07:46, 15 Sep 2025<\/p>\n
Ricky Hatton was found dead at his home (Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Ricky Hatton’s younger brother has paid a touching tribute to the boxer who has died at the age of 46. Hatton was found dead<\/a> at his home in Greater Manchester on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n Officers were called to Bowlacre Road in Gee Cross<\/a>, Hyde, and confirmed a body had been found. Greater Manchester Police<\/a> said the death is not being treated as suspicious. Hundreds of tributes<\/a> have been pouring in following the news of his death.<\/p>\n The boxer held multiple world championships, as well as UK titles, and was named Fighter of the Year in 2015. He was due to return to the ring with a fight planned in December.<\/p>\n Matthew Hatton has shared a heartbreaking tribute to his brother, including a series of photographs of the siblings together. He wrote on X: “I love you Richard. See you on the other side X”.<\/p>\n Tyson Fury, who had a close friendship with Hatton was also among those to pay tribute. In a tribute posted on his Instagram page this afternoon, Fury posted two pictures of him and Hatton together.<\/p>\n In the caption, Fury said: “RIP to the legend @rickyhatton. May he rest in peace. There will only ever be one Ricky hatton. I can’t believe this, he was so young.”<\/p>\n Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/p>\n The Stockport-born fighter, who would have turned 47 in October, had spoken openly about his struggles with mental health and drug addiction.<\/p>\n Former Love Island star and fellow boxer Tommy Fury shared a photo of him and Hatton on Instagram and said he felt \u201cgutted\u201d.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cHeartbroken doesn\u2019t even come close.<\/p>\n \u201cI turned pro with you by my side Ricky and you\u2019ll always be a massive part of my journey in boxing and in life.<\/p>\n \u201cI am so shocked and gutted. Rest in peace champ.\u201d<\/p>\n In a lengthy tribute posted on X\/Twitter<\/a> this afternoon, fellow boxer Amir Khan<\/a> said Britain has lost a “friend, mentor and warrior”.<\/p>\n Khan posted a picture of him and Hatton together on X and said: “Today we lost not only one of Britain\u2019s greatest boxers, but a friend, a mentor, a warrior, Ricky Hatton.<\/p>\n “As fighters, we tell ourselves we\u2019re strong \u2014 we train, we sweat, we take hits, we get up. But sometimes the hardest fight happens in silence, in the mind.<\/p>\n “Mental health isn\u2019t weakness. It\u2019s part of being human. And we must talk about it. We must reach out. We must lean on each other.<\/p>\n “Ricky, thank you for everything. For your fights, your moments of glory, your grit. Thank you for pushing us, showing us what\u2019s possible.<\/p>\n “To everyone reading this: if you\u2019re hurting or struggling, you are not alone. Talk. Reach out.<\/p>\n “Because we need more light, more compassion, more understanding.<\/p>\n “Rest well, Ricky. You\u2019ll always have your place in the ring of our memories.”<\/p>\n Oasis singer Liam Gallagher wrote on X he was \u201cabsolutely devastated\u201d to hear of Hatton\u2019s death, adding: \u201cIt was an absolute honour to know him and carry his belts RIP CHAMP LIVE FOREVER LG x.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The legendary boxer was found dead at his home 07:45, 15 Sep 2025Updated 07:46, 15 Sep 2025 Ricky…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":140911,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,2141,2206,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-140910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-in-the-news","tag-real-lives","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140910\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}