British boxing icon Ricky Hatton has died at he age of 46. He was found at his home in Hyde, Greater Manchester .

Greater Manchester Police confirmed that the body of Hatton was discovered at his home this morning (Sunday, September 14). His death was not being treated as suspicious at the time of writing.

Hatton had been due to return to the ring in December, 13 years on from his last professional bout, reports the Daily Mirror. He was expected to face Eisa Al Dah in the Emirate.

He had not fought professionally since taking on Vyacheslav Senchenko in Manchester in 2012, three and a half years after he had hung up his gloves following a defeat by Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas.

Hatton became renowned for taking huge swathes of support to Las Vegas for fights against the likes of Floyd

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