Ricky Hatton death updates: Manchester to unite to pay respect to boxing legend found dead at 46

Ricky Hatton fought Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on May 2, 2009. After losing Floyd Mayweather two years ago, it would only be the second defeat in his career.

Pacquiao said that he was deeply upset about Hatton’s death.

The former boxing champion looked fit and sharp in a video on Instagram on Thursday, sweating from an exercise.

However, on Friday, Hatton did not appear for a planned sports session.

Mail understands that Hatton’s concerns that he didn’t appear in a fight containing one of the boxers believed to be Jack Murphy in Bolton last night.

When the police attended the address at 6.45 today, they found Hatton’s body.

Former World Champion Amir Khan, a friend of Hatton, said to the BBC that it was ‘a great source of inspiration for his career’.

Khan, “ “ ricky’yi for a very long time, during the day in Manchester Arena watched the great fights of the great fights and then travel all over the world and Mayweathers to Manny Pacquiao’ya fighting the biggest names around the world, ” he said.

It was a great source of inspiration for me and my career.

“ Not only that, it came to the wedding. He also came when I won the title of the first world, he was fighting, he gave me all the great advice I needed at that time, and very sad because he was a very beloved friend. ‘

Hatton and Khan are Las Vegas together in the 2009 training session.

The news that Hatton had passed, Manchester stunned the British boxing and the wider sports world.

Hatton was synonymous with the city where he grew up there before winning a legion of local fans. One of the biggest games in the calendar, Etihad, a Manchester Derby seems to be a ruthless bending on the match day.

Boxer Sky wore blue shorts and used the Blue Moon – City’s Anthem as a strike song during his career, and strengthened himself as one of the most loyal and revitalblable fans of the club.

And in 2008, he realized his dream of fighting Juan Lazcano at Etihad Stadium.

Three years ago, when Russia was eaten to go to the feeling of boxing in a night, he wrote history in front of a packaged house crowd in Men Arena.

Hatton was also a great fan of Oasis, and one of the most memorable moments was when Christmas and Liam Gallagher entered the ring holding the world title belts before the 2008 match against Paulie Malignaggi in Las Vegas.

Perhaps Oasis Return Tour played a role in the decision to return to the ring in December.

Sharing a black -and -white image of the boxing legend, the club described Hatton as one of the most popular and respected supporters of the city ‘.

Emotional fans, this morning boxing Great Boxing Hatton’un Outside the address of Hatton began to put flower tributes and boxing gloves.

Hatton is greeting as one of the boxing wonders and a British symbol.

Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, who is not a stranger to Manchester Derby, is among those who paid Ricky Hatton to Ricky Hatton after his shock death in 46.

Rooney, who was friends with Hatton and was depicted in the ring after defeating Jose Luis Castillo in 2007, wrote: ‘He was destroyed. A legend, a warrior and a great person. Thoughts with the entire family of Ricky. ‘

Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards said: ‘The news is destructive, it’s a symbol. The real Manchester City fan, but more importantly, he was the man of the people. He feels surreal for a very young man. ‘

Today, Roy Keane, speaking in front of Manchester Derby today, added: ‘The man was a fighter, he gave everything for the sport.

‘The fans thought about him because he left everything in that ring, absolutely shocking news.’

Manchester City will honor Ricky Hatton at the derby with United.

It is understood that the people in Hatton’s beloved club will applaud for a minute, and both sides will wear black arm bands in memory of the Mancunian fighter in his house this morning.

Hatton was well known by the staff in City and was to sit at a hospitable table for conflict.

Many of them remained miserable from their development and it is likely that Etihad would have a deep gloomy mood.

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The boxing icon was found at his house in Hyde in Greater Manchester, where a police cord.

Emotional fans, ‘Heartbreak’ called the so -called property began to leave flowers and boxing gloves.

The Great Manchester police confirmed that Hatton had a body at the address and did not treat death as a suspicious.

A spokesman said: ‘Officials, by a member of the people, was called to join the Tameide Bowlacre Road at 6.45 hours today, where they found the body of a 46 -year -old man. Currently, it is not believed to be a suspicious condition. ‘

His house is depicted below today