MANCHESTER, England -- Ricky Hatton, the former boxing world champion who rose to become one of the most popular fighters in the sport, has died. He was 46.

FILE - Boxer Ricky Hatton stands by the pitch before Manchester City's English Premier League soccer match against Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium, Sunday Sept. 22, 2013. AP Photo/Jon Super, File

Hatton was found dead at his home in Greater Manchester, Britain's Press Association reported Sunday.

Police said they were not treating the 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 circumstance

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