Ricky Hatton, a former world boxing champion, found dead at his 46 -year -old home

Ricky HatonThe former world boxing champion who rose to become one of the most popular fighters in this sport. It was 46.

Haton was found dead in his home in Greater Manchester, CBS News Partner BBC News The British Press Association reported on Sunday.

The World Boxing Association sorrowed for Hatton’s death on social media on Sunday.

“With deep sadness, WBA pays attention to the death of Ricky” Haton Haton, ” WBA Books. “A real hero, an indomitable spirit, and the legend of sport. Your legacy will live in every fighting and in the hearts of boxing lovers around the world.”

Police said they did not deal with death as suspicious.

“The officers were summoned by a member of the public to attend the Balakri, Hyde, Tamsid road, at 6:45 am today, when they found the body of a 46 -year -old man,” the Greater Manchester Police said in a statement to the BBC News. “It is not currently believed that there are any suspicious circumstances.”

The police will not reveal the identity of the man, but she said that she was working with his family to submit a statement to the media.

Haton’s friends hurried to honor Sunday morning.

“Today we have lost one of the greatest boxers in Britain, but a friend, a teacher, a warrior, Ricky Hatton,” former world champion Amir Khan posted on X.

Tyson Fiuri, a former heavy weight hero in A. Instagram post, With pictures of the husband together. “There will be only 1 Ricky Haton. I don’t believe this young man.”

The news of Haton’s death comes two months after his announcement that he would return to boxing in December in a professional attack against Iza Al -Dah in Dubai.

Haton won the world title in light weight and weight.

He rose through amateurs and local level and at the height of his career that the ring shared with the best boxers in his generation, including Kostya Tszyu, Floyd Mayweather Mani Bakoyao.

Haton’s behavior on Earth also loved him to the masses all over the world, and was open to mental health issues that he carried upon his retirement from the ring.

“As fighters, we tell ourselves that we are strong – we are training, sweating, sweating, taking strikes, we rise. But sometimes the most difficult fighting occurs in silence, considering,” Khan added on X.

Haton’s style has completely added to his popularity. He built an emotional follower in the United Kingdom before he really announced himself on the world stage with his epic victory over TSZYU for the title of IBF World Superweight in 2005.

Pound Pound, the Great Tszyu lost only twice before, but he was forced to retire on his stool in front of 22,000 fans in Manchester.

Haton later described her as his greatest victory, but he was just the beginning of a period when he fought at the top of sport, with thousands of fans who follow him to America in huge battles.

In a post on X, his former manager, Frank Warren, described him as “a wonderful talented fighter who inspired a generation of young boxers and fans in a few ways they had previously done,” adding that “he will truly go as one of the modern great in this sport.”

Haton lost for the first time in his career against Mayweather in MGM Grand, Las Vegas in 2007.

After returning home at the Manchester City stadium a year later, he returned on his way back to the sport summit to face Mane Bacoyao in 2009, and lost two rounds.

Haton retired after that defeat, but he achieved a great return after four years after it accumulated weight and permanent issues with depression and drinking, as well as allegations of drug use.

While losing to Vyacheslav Senchenko, it was the fact that he managed to return to the ring as a personal victory.

Talk to the BBC In 2022, Ricky discussed his struggles with his mental health over the years. After leaving it in 2009, he knew that his career had ended Short -term return in 2012.

“I had no boxing. My career ended. I fell with my father. I fell with Pelly Graham coaches. That’s when it came to the bottom,” he said. “I just went out in the war. It was great for people to see.”

He became an ambassador of the Mental Health Against Campaign in 2023, according to the BBC.

“If the boxer can go out and say they are fighting and crying every day, this will make a big difference,” He explained to the BBC in 2020.

“After that, I now see my job to help those who suffer from mental health.”

Outside the ring, Haton was a fans of Manchester City for life.

The club said that there will be a minute of appreciation to Haton in Derby on Sunday against Manchester United.

“Ricky was one of the most beloved supporters in the city, who will always be remembered for a glossy boxing profession that has seen him winning a global title in weight and light weight,” City said in a statement. “Everyone in the club wants to send our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends at this difficult time.”

The announcement of Haton’s return to the ring later this year after he enjoyed success as a coach, as he trained Zakianov’s Chants to win the world weight title in 2017.

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