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Former boxing champion Ricky Hatton found dead at his home aged 46

Ricky Hatton right, celebrates a knockout over Jose Luis Castillo, left, during their IBO junior welterweight championship boxing match in Las Vegas, 23 June 2007 .
Ricky Hatton right, celebrates a knockout over Jose Luis Castillo, left, during their IBO junior welterweight championship boxing match in Las Vegas, 23 June 2007 . -  Copyright  AP Photo/Eric Jamison
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By Orestes Georgiou Daniel
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British boxing legend Ricky Hatton has been found dead at his home in Hyde, Greater Manchester. The former light-welterweight and welterweight world champion was one of the most popular boxers in British history.

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British boxing legend Ricky Hatton has been found dead at his home in Hyde, Greater Manchester. The former light-welterweight and welterweight world champion was one of the most popular boxers in British history.

His death is not being treated as suspicious, according to Greater Manchester Police.

Hatton was crowned world champion for the first time in 2005 when he beat Kosta Tszyu.

He retired from boxing in 2022, but later announced a return for a bout planned for December this year.

Our journalists are working on this story and will update it as soon as more information becomes available.

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