{"id":55621,"date":"2025-09-15T10:32:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T10:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/ricky-hatton-former-world-boxing-champion-dies-at-46\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T10:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T10:32:12","slug":"ricky-hatton-former-world-boxing-champion-dies-at-46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/ricky-hatton-former-world-boxing-champion-dies-at-46\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricky Hatton, former world boxing champion dies at 46"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hatton, nicknamed \u201cThe Hitman,\u201d was one of Britain\u2019s most celebrated fighters. He won world titles at both light-welterweight and welterweight, building a reputation for his relentless fighting style and close connection with fans. <\/p>\n<p>His career highlight came in 2005 when he defeated Kostya Tszyu to claim the IBF light-welterweight title, a victory often described as one of the greatest moments in modern British boxing.<\/p>\n<p>He later faced legendary opponents including Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, fights that, despite ending in defeat, cemented his place among the sport\u2019s biggest names. <\/p>\n<p>Hatton remained a fan favorite throughout his career for his courage, determination, and down-to-earth personality.<\/p>\n<p>Away from the ring, Hatton spoke openly about his struggles with mental health following retirement. He also battled issues related to weight, alcohol, and allegations of drug use. <\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges, he remained an influential figure in British boxing, training fighters and continuing to engage with fans.<\/p>\n<p>Tributes poured in after news of his death. Former world champion Amir Khan described him as \u201cnot only one of Britain\u2019s greatest boxers, but a friend, a mentor, a warrior.\u201d Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury wrote, \u201cThere will only ever be 1 Ricky Hatton\u2026 can\u2019t believe this so young.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The British Boxing Board of Control expressed \u201cdeep sadness\u201d and praised Hatton\u2019s legacy as one of the modern greats of the sport. <\/p>\n<p>Manchester City Football Club, of which Hatton was a lifelong supporter, honored him ahead of a derby match, with both sets of fans applauding in his memory.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-94411\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/r1341669_1296x729_16-9.jpg\" alt=\"Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton has died at the age of 46. Police in Greater Manchester confirmed that he was found dead at his home and stated there were no \u201csuspicious circumstances\u201d surrounding his death.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton has died at the age of 46. Police in Greater Manchester confirmed that he was found dead at his home and stated there were no \u201csuspicious circumstances\u201d surrounding his death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000094410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[201],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-55621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-rania-umutoni"],"bylines":[{"id":201,"name":"Rania Umutoni","slug":"rania-umutoni","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":139}],"contributors":[{"id":201,"name":"Rania Umutoni","slug":"rania-umutoni","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":139}],"featured_image":{"id":2000094410,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/r1341669_1296x729_16-9.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/r1341669_1296x729_16-9.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/r1341669_1296x729_16-9.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/r1341669_1296x729_16-9.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/r1341669_1296x729_16-9.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/r1341669_1296x729_16-9.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55621\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000094410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55621"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=55621"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=55621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}