Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton has left us. Yesterday, the boxing world entered a new era-the Terence Crawford era. Climbing up two weight classes, the Nebraskan outboxed and outmaneuvered Canelo Alvarez and became the first male three-division undisputed champion. Hours later, diehards witnessed another masterclass in faraway Japan. At Nagoya’s new IG Arena, Naoya ‘The Monster’ Inoue taught Murodjon ‘MJ’ Akhmadaliev a boxing lesson. But just as the world was soaking in the glory of Crawford and Inoue, sad news arrived. Ricky Hatton, 46, was no more.

The former two-division champion died at his home in Greater Manchester. On October 6, he would have turned 47. Amid happiness and rejoicing, when boxing fanatics cheered two outstanding pound-for-pound greats, a pall of gloom descended. Though r

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