{"id":423600,"date":"2025-09-14T11:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T11:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/423600\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T11:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T11:50:14","slug":"boxing-legend-ricky-hatton-46-found-dead-at-uk-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/423600\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing legend Ricky Hatton, 46, found dead at UK home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The world boxing champion has died at the age of 46<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/29027F88-CE2F-A21A-65AEFAB82DED677C.jpg\" alt=\"Ricky Hatton\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Ricky Hatton<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Boxing legend Ricky Hatton has been found dead at his home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The world boxing champion&#8217;s body was found at his home in Greater Manchester this morning (Sunday, September 14).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Stockport-born boxer was just 46.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A police cordon is currently in place at Hatton&#8217;s home in Bowlacre Road, Gee Cross, Hyde.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police have confirmed that a body was found but officers are not treating the death as suspicious.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE:<\/strong> <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/full-police-statement-after-26-32472737\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Full police statement after 26 officers hurt by Tommy Robinson fans during &#8216;Unite the Kingdom&#8217; rally<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">News of his death comes just months after Hatton announced his return to boxing, with a fight scheduled for December.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hatton, who would have celebrated his 47th birthday next month, previously spoke openly about his mental health and drug addiction struggles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He previously survived suicide attempts and overcame a family fall out after addressing his own mental health difficulties, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/greater-manchester-news\/breaking-ricky-hatton-46-found-32473021\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester Evening News reports.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">During his boxing career, Hatton won multiple world championships, as well as UK titles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He was also named Fighter of the Year in 2015.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A force spokesperson said: &#8220;We can confirm that we have found a body at an address on Bowlacre Road in Gee Cross at 6.45am today, Sunday, September 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The death is not being treated as suspicious.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">We have a suite of newsletters, tailored to your needs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">They include Birmingham Politics, Nostalgia, Court and Crime Updates and BirminghamLive Daily &#8211; 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