British Boxing Legend, 46, Found Dead Of Unknown Cause

Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton’s decease is not being treated arsenic suspicious, but nan logic why he passed is unknown. The news comes 1 period earlier Hatton, nan world’s Fighter of nan Year successful 2015 and 3 months earlier him returning for a conflict planned for December.

A fewer days ago, Hatton had posted Instagram videos of himself moving retired successful nan gym successful evident mentation for his comeback conflict successful 2 months. “Officers were called by a personnel of nan nationalist to be Bowlacre Road, Hyde, Tameside, astatine 6:45 americium today, wherever they recovered nan assemblage of a 46-year-old man,” nan Greater Manchester Police said. “There are not presently believed to beryllium immoderate suspicious circumstances.”

The legendary boxer had been unfastened astir his struggles pinch intelligence health, his supplier addiction and surviving termination attempts. Former two-time boxing heavyweight world champion Joshua Anthony paid tribute to The Hitman via a post connected X. “RIP Hitman. One of nan champion to do it. Our British hero.” Amir Khan, different British erstwhile world champion, said Hatton was “one of Britain’s top boxers” and besides a friend, a mentor and “a warrior. As fighters, we show ourselves we’re beardown – we train, we sweat, we return hits, we get up. But sometimes nan hardest conflict happens successful silence, successful nan mind,” Khan said. “Mental wellness isn’t weakness. It’s portion of being human. And we must talk astir it. We must scope out. We must thin connected each other.”

Floral tributes were being near by nan gates of Hatton’s 1.75 cardinal property, called The Heartbreak, soon aft nan news broke. One paper read: “We can’t stitchery our thoughts astatine coming truthful we’re not judge what to write. One paper read: “We can’t stitchery our thoughts astatine present, truthful we’re not judge what to write. Devastated is nan only point that comes to mind. Thank you for being nan beautiful psyche you are.”

Boxing instrumentality Stephen Billing, 46, said he was “shaking, successful shock” arsenic he sported a bluish and achromatic Manchester City scarf, marked “RIP Ricky”, alongside bouquets. “He was difficult arsenic nails – we each cognize that – but not successful a bad way,” Billing said. “He was a due section lad, down to earth. You wouldn’t deliberation he was a master boxer pinch millions and millions of pounds.”