Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has paid tribute to Ricky Hatton after his death aged 46.

Hatton was found dead at his home in Hyde, Greater Manchester, in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Nicknamed ‘The Hitman’, Hatton was widely regarded as one of the most popular British boxers of his generation, winning world titles at light-welterweight and welterweight.

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Pacquiao faced Hatton in one of the most high-profile fights of 2009 and beat The Hitman with a brutal knockout in the second round at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

‘I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Ricky Hatton,’ Pacquiao, 46, said in a statement on Sunday. ‘He was not only a great fighter inside the ring but also a brave and kind man in lif

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