Ricky Hatton has died aged 46 after being found at his home in Hyde, Greater Manchester.
Greater Manchester Police said officers were called to his address at 6:45am BST on Sunday, September 14.
Police confirmed a body was found at the address and said the death is not being treated as suspicious.
Hatton would have turned 47 next month. He is survived by three children, including his boxing son, Campbell.
The Ring is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Ring Magazine super-lightweight champion, Ricky Hatton.
Our deepest sympathies are with Ricky’s friends and family at this time. pic.twitter.com/0HDq7stltO
— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) September 14, 2025
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The news comes months after Hatton announced plans to fight again in December. He was due to face Eisa Al Dah over eight three-minute rounds in the United Arab Emirates.
Hatton competed between 1997 and 2012 before returning for an exhibition in 2022. He also worked as a promoter and trainer.
Inside the ropes, he became a unified world champion at light-welterweight in 2005. He beat IBF great Kostya Tszyu and then added the WBA belt by stopping Carlos Maussa.
A year later, he moved up and won the WBA welterweight title by outpointing Luis Collazo.
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of British boxing royalty Ricky Hatton.
A relentless pressure fighter and spiteful body puncher in the ring, Hatton was adored for his charisma and down-to-earth character outside of it.
He will be sorely missed.
Our thoughts are… pic.twitter.com/1VlSPqw3Ho
— Boxing News (@BoxingNewsED) September 14, 2025
He shared the ring with Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in two era-defining events. Mayweather stopped Hatton in the 10th round in 2007 at the MGM Grand.
Pacquiao won by second-round knockout in 2009, a defeat that effectively ended Hatton’s prime years.
Hatton fought once more as a professional in 2012, losing to Vyacheslav Senchenko in Manchester. “I needed one more fight to see if I had still got it – and I haven’t,” he said that night.
He finished with a professional record of 45 wins and three defeats. His following remained huge, at home and in Las Vegas, where thousands travelled to watch him fight.
Away from the ring, Hatton spoke candidly about struggles with mental health and drug addiction. He later reconciled with family and often credited fitness and routine for keeping him on track.
In 2022, he shared the ring with Marco Antonio Barrera in an exhibition. That return rekindled talk of one last bout, which he had hoped to fulfill this winter.
Tributes are flooding in on social media, including many reflecting on Hatton’s ability to make others smile despite his own struggles.
‘There’s only one Ricky Hatton,’ they sang
A great fighter, charismatic, down to earth, hugely popular with a great sense of humour
Despite all his troubles, he could raise a smile
— Francis Keogh (@HonestFrank) September 14, 2025
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