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Manchester will bid a final farewell to one of its most loved sporting heroes as two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton is laid to rest on Friday. ‌

Hatton, a popular, larger-than-life character who unified the light-welterweight division and also won a world welterweight title, was found dead aged 46 at his home in Hyde on September 14. ‌

A funeral procession started at 9.45am at the Cheshire Cheese Pub – Hatton’s local – and goes on to Manchester Cathedral, with thousands lining the streets to reflect on his life and times. ‌

The cortege includes stops at Hatton’s boxing gym and the AO Arena, where he enjoyed some of his finest nights, the highlight indisputably being a win over the celebrated Kostya Tszyu on a raucous night 20 years ago to capture

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