Former boxing world champion Hatton found hanged at home, inquest told

Former boxing satellite champion Ricky Hatton was recovered hanged astatine his home, a coroner’s tribunal heard connected Thursday arsenic an inquest into his decease was opened and adjourned.

The 46-year-old, nicknamed the “Hitman”, was discovered “unresponsive” connected September 14 by his manager Paul Speak astatine his location successful Greater Manchester, Manchester South Coroner’s Court was told.

The tribunal heard details of the find of Hatton’s assemblage fixed by constabulary coroner’s serviceman Alison Catlow.

It was told that the erstwhile British fighter, who won satellite titles astatine light-welterweight and welterweight, was past seen by his household connected September 12 erstwhile helium appeared “well”.

But the time aft helium did not be an lawsuit arsenic expected and connected the greeting of the 14th his manager arrived astatine his location to instrumentality him to Manchester Airport to drawback a formation to Dubai. Hatton was recovered unresponsive.

“The provisional origin of decease is fixed arsenic hanging,” said coroner Alison Mutch.

The inquest was adjourned until March 20 adjacent year.

Last week, thousands of radical lined the streets of Manchester for the ceremonial procession of Hatton, who was a popular, larger-than-life character.

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher, erstwhile England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney and erstwhile satellite heavyweight champion Tyson Fury were among stars from the worlds of athletics and amusement astatine the service.

Hatton was candid astir the intelligence wellness issues helium faced aft helium retired from the ringing for a 2nd clip pursuing an ill-advised comeback effort successful 2012.

In a BBC interrogation successful 2016, helium described his struggles with drinking and drugs and revealed helium had tried to instrumentality his ain beingness respective times.

Having participated successful a no-scoring accumulation against Mexico’s Marco Antonio Barrera successful 2022, Hatton announced successful July helium would instrumentality to the ringing successful a nonrecreational bout successful Dubai successful December.

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