Ricky Hatton defended his WBU light-welterweight title 15 times
Former world champion Ricky Hatton has died at the age of 46.
Nicknamed 'the Hitman', he won world titles at light-welterweight and welterweight and was one of Britain's most popular fighters.
His body was found at his home in Manchester on Sunday.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: "Officers were called by a member of the public to attend Bowlacre Road, Hyde, Tameside, at 6:45am today where they found the body of a 46-year-old man.
