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Ricky Hatton, a former boxing world champion in the light-welterweight and welterweight divisions, has died. He was 46.
Hatton was found dead in his home in Manchester, according to the Press Association. Police said they were not treating his death as suspicious.
“Officers were called by a member of the public to attend Bowlacre Road, Hyde, Tameside, at 6:45am today where they found the body of a 46-year-old man,” Greater Manchester Police said in a statement. “There are not currently believed to be any suspicious circumstances.”
Police didn’t reveal the identity of the man but said they were working with his family to release a statement. However, several promotions and fighters from the combat sports world began to release tributes for Hat