MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ricky Hatton will be remembered as a fighter who “inspired generations” and had “a heart as big as his smile,” his family said Monday following the death of the British boxing great at the age of 46.

Hatton, who won world titles at light-welterweight and welterweight, was found dead when police officers attended his home in Greater Manchester on Sunday. Police said they were not treating the death as suspicious.

Hatton’s family paid tribute to him in a statement released by Greater Manchester Police on Monday, in which they said he was “so much more than a world champion.”

“To us he was simply ‘Richard,’ our son,” the family said. “A loving father, grandfather, and brother, and a true friend to many.

“He had a heart as big as his smile, and his kindness, humo

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