MANCHESTER, England (AP) — A court in Manchester on Thursday opened and adjourned an inquest into former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton's death.

Hatton died last month aged 46.

Details of the moment Hatton was found unresponsive were given at a hearing at Stockport Coroner’s Court as the inquest into his death was opened briefly and adjourned until March 20.

“This is a straightforward legal step that the law does require you to take to move on to the inquest next year," said Alison Mutch, senior coroner for Manchester South.

Hatton was discovered by his manager and long-time friend Paul Speak at his home in Hyde, Greater Manchester, on Sept. 14.

Speak drove there to take the former two-weight world champion to the airport for a flight to Dubai where he was due to make a comeback f

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