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Former world champion boxer Ricky Hatton took his own life, inquest hears
The inquest revealed Hatton’s suicide by hanging after ongoing mental health struggles despite preparing for a professional boxing comeback, with thousands attending his funeral in Manchester.
- On Thursday, October 16, 2025, the inquest opened at South Manchester Coroners' Court in Stockport, where Alison Mutch, senior coroner for Manchester South, gave the provisional cause as `hanging` and adjourned the hearing until March 20, 2026.
- The discovery followed Hatton's recent announcement of a December comeback fight in Dubai, after he was found unresponsive at his Hyde home last month by manager Paul Speak.
- On October 10, thousands lined a route of more than 15 miles to honour Hatton, whose two-weight world champion career included wins over Kostya Tszyu, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
- Greater Manchester Police said there are no suspicious circumstances and referred the death to the coroner; Hatton's family said he was 'in a good place' and manager Paul Speak said he believes `the truth` will come out and Hatton `didn't intend` to die.
- His death has prompted calls for better support and the launch of the Ricky Hatton Foundation, which vows to fund athlete counselling amid WHO's estimate of over 700,000 suicides annually.
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Ricky Hatton’s inquest finds cause of death was hanging
Former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton was found hanged at his home, a coroner’s court heard on Thursday as an inquest into his death was opened and adjourned. The 46-year-old, nicknamed the “Hitman”, was discovered “unresponsive” on September 14 by his manager Paul Speak at his house in Greater Manchester, Manchester South Coroner’s Court was told. READ: Ricky Hatton, former boxing champion, dead at 46 The court heard details of the discover…
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An investigation into the death of former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton has revealed that he probably died hanging at his home on September 14, according to PA Media.
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