Luke Littler says he has been inspired from watching Ricky Hatton fights

Luke Littler says he has been inspired from watching Ricky Hatton fights

Luke Littler has been inspired by watching old Ricky Hatton fights (John Walton/PA)

Luke Littler has revealed he has been inspired by late-night viewing of old Ricky Hatton fights.

Boxer Hatton died at the weekend, aged 46, which has seen an outpouring of tributes from across the sporting world.

Littler, 18, was not born when Hatton made his name as a world champion boxer in the mid-2000s, but has since discovered him via watching YouTube videos of his memorable fights with Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.

Ricky Hatton died at the weekend, aged 46 (Peter Byrne/PA)

“What I do, when I’m bored at night, I just go through old boxing fights and stuff like that, and then my dad was talking about it,” Littler said.