{"id":192997,"date":"2025-09-14T16:22:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T16:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/14\/ricky-hatton-cause-of-death-boxing-legend-passes-away-at-46\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T16:22:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T16:22:44","slug":"ricky-hatton-cause-of-death-boxing-legend-passes-away-at-46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/14\/ricky-hatton-cause-of-death-boxing-legend-passes-away-at-46\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricky Hatton Cause of Death: Boxing Legend Passes Away at 46"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We have tragic news to report from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/taylor-swift-calls-out-hater-male-sports-fans-during-appearance-on-travis-kelces-new-heights-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">world of sports<\/a> today:<\/p>\n<p>Boxing legend Ricky Hatton has passed away at the age of 46.<\/p>\n<p>The unexpected news comes just months after Hatton announced his intention to return to the ring.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1649071906-1024x725.jpg\" alt=\"Ricky Hatton attends the UK premiere of \" hatton=\"\" on=\"\" august=\"\" in=\"\" manchester=\"\" england.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-535149 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1649071906-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1649071906-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1649071906-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1649071906-2048x1450.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1649071906-960x680.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1649071906-1080x765.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1649071906-1200x849.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1649071906-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ricky Hatton attends the UK premiere of \u201cHatton\u201d on August 30, 2023 in Manchester, England. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Anthony Devlin\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ricky-hatton-passes-away-ahead-of-planned-comeback\">Ricky Hatton passes away ahead of planned comeback<\/h2>\n<p>Word of Hatton\u2019s passing comes courtesy of a press release from the World Boxing Association.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith deep sadness, the WBA mourns the passing of Ricky \u2018The Hitman\u2019 Hatton,\u201d the WBA wrote in a statement (per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/boxing\/story\/_\/id\/46254120\/former-boxing-world-champion-ricky-hatton-dies-46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ESPN<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA true champion, an indomitable spirit, and a legend of the sport. Your legacy will live on in every fight and in the hearts of boxing fans around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from the Greater Manchester Police, officers found the body of an unidentified 46-year-old man at a home in Hyde, England.<\/p>\n<p>No cause of death has been revealed, but the report indicates that \u201cthere are not currently believed to be any suspicious circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-952174364-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Ultimate Boxxer Ambassador, Ricky Hatton, is introduced to the crowd wearing the gold gown which will be presented to the winner of the Ultimate Boxxer tournament at Manchester Arena on April 27, 2018 in Manchester, England. \" class=\"wp-image-535151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-952174364-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-952174364-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-952174364-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-952174364-2048x1358.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-952174364-960x636.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-952174364-1080x716.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-952174364-1200x795.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-952174364-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Ultimate Boxxer Ambassador, Ricky Hatton, is introduced to the crowd wearing the gold gown which will be presented to the winner of the Ultimate Boxxer tournament at Manchester Arena on April 27, 2018 in Manchester, England. \" class=\"wp-image-535151 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-952174364-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-952174364-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-952174364-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-952174364-2048x1358.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-952174364-960x636.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-952174364-1080x716.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-952174364-1200x795.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-952174364-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ultimate Boxxer Ambassador, Ricky Hatton, is introduced to the crowd wearing the gold gown which will be presented to the winner of the Ultimate Boxxer tournament at Manchester Arena on April 27, 2018 in Manchester, England. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Alex Livesey\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-an-epic-life-cut-short\">An epic life cut short<\/h2>\n<p>Hatton won the British light-welterweight title in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>He followed up that success by securing the World Boxing Union title the following year. He went on to defend that title a record fifteen times from 2001 to 2004.<\/p>\n<p>Hatton made his American debut in 2006 with back-to-back wins over Luis Collazo and Jose Luis Castillo.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, Hatton overcame turbulence in his personal life and a lawsuit from former trainer Billy Graham to become a successful trainer in his own right.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2203614237-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ricky Hatton, trainer of Chloe Watson, looks on during a media workout ahead of her EBU European Flyweight title fight against Jasmina Zapotoczna at Bronx Boxing Club on March 04, 2025 in London, England. \" class=\"wp-image-535150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2203614237-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2203614237-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2203614237-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2203614237-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2203614237-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2203614237-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2203614237-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2203614237-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ricky Hatton, trainer of Chloe Watson, looks on during a media workout ahead of her EBU European Flyweight title fight against Jasmina Zapotoczna at Bronx Boxing Club on March 04, 2025 in London, England. \" class=\"wp-image-535150 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2203614237-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2203614237-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2203614237-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2203614237-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2203614237-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2203614237-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2203614237-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2203614237-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ricky Hatton, trainer of Chloe Watson, looks on during a media workout ahead of her EBU European Flyweight title fight against Jasmina Zapotoczna at Bronx Boxing Club on March 04, 2025 in London, England. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by James Fearn\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hatton announced in July that he would make a return to boxing in December, with a professional bout against Eisa Al Dah in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>Across social media, major figures in the boxing world are paying tribute to Hatton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRip to the legend Ricky Hatton may he rip,\u201d champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOlM-wKDa2c\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tyson Fury wrote on Instagram<\/a>, alongside photos of himself and Hatton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will only ever be 1 Ricky Hatton. can\u2019t believe this so young.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts go out to Ricky Hatton\u2019s loved ones during this enormously difficult time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/ricky-hatton-cause-of-death-boxing-legend-passes-away-at-46\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes We have tragic news to report from the world of sports today: Boxing legend Ricky Hatton has passed away at the age of 46. The unexpected news comes just months after Hatton announced his intention to return to the ring. Ricky Hatton attends the UK premiere of \u201cHatton\u201d on August 30, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":192998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-192997","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}