Ricky Hattons cause of death confirmed days after | Boxing News

Ricky Hatton died by ‘hanging’, an inquest heard on Thursday morning (October 16). The two-weight boxing champion was discovered lifeless at his home in Hyde by supervisor and long-time good friend Paul Speak last month.

A funeral for the Englishman then happened last week, as hundreds of mourners lined the streets of the town to pay tribute to Hatton as his cortege made its method to Manchester Cathedral. And on Thursday morning, an inquest into Hatton’s passing was opened, with coroner Alison Mutch sharing his cause of death. The court was told Ricky was discovered ‘unresponsive’ at his home.

A provisional cause of death was given as ‘hanging’, and a full inquest might be held on March 20 next 12 months.

Last weekend, hundreds of mourners lined the streets of Manchester as his cortege made its method to Manchester Cathedral.

Hatton’s coffin stopped off at a quantity of locations close to him on the way in which to the ceremony, including the Cheshire Cheese Pub, the Betta Bodies Gym and the AO Arena. In attendance at the service itself had been a quantity of Hatton’s close associates, including Tyson Fury, Liam Gallagher, Tony Bellew and Frank Bruno.

Wayne Rooney, Andrew Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness had been also among the mourners who attended the service, while Sky Sports’ Adam Smith delivered a heart-breaking eulogy from inside the cathedral. After the service, Hatton’s cortege stopped off at the Etihad Stadium – the home of his beloved Manchester City.

It then moved on to a non-public committal, attended by the closest members of Hatton’s interior circle, including his household. Hatton might be remembered as one of the world’s greatest-ever boxers, retiring from the game in November 2012 with a document of 45 wins and just three losses – but it was his down-to-earth manner that landed him in the hearts of followers accross the globe.

He was also a tireless ambassador for mental health charities, as nicely as Barnabus – a Manchester-based cause which helps the homeless and the weak. In his retirement, Hatton took half in a none-scored exhibition bout with Marco Antonio Barrera in November 2022 which lasted eight rounds.

He was also set to return to the ring this December to face Eisa Al Dah in Dubai in a skilled setting.

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