WORLD champion boxer Ricky Hatton tragically has died just weeks after announcing a bombshell return to the ring.

The Manchester icon, 46, was discovered this morning and his death is not being treated as suspicious.

Greater Manchester Police said: "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. The death is not being treated as suspicious."

Tributes have flooded in for the legendary fighter, with heartbroken posts reading: "RIP Hitman".

"An icon of British boxing and one of its best characters," one fan wrote.

Piers Morgan wrote on X: "RIP Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton, 46. Found dead at his home in Manchester, police say no suspicious circumstances. What incredibly sad news."

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