Former world champion boxer Ricky Hatton took his own life, an inquest into his death has heard.
According to a provisional cause of death, Stockport Coroner’s Court heard he died from hanging.
The 46-year-old’s body had been found by police at an address in Tameside, Greater Manchester, on 14 September, after being called by a member of the public.
Police at the time said: “There are not currently believed to be any suspicious circumstances.”
During Hatton’s career between 1997 and 2012, the British fighter – nicknamed “The Hitman” – won titles in the light welterweight and welterweight divisions.
In July this year, he announced he was coming out of retirement for a December bout in Dubai, 13 years on from his last professional match.
The Manchester boxer had been set to fight Eisa Al Dah on 2 December.
In 2023, Sky broadcast a documentary exploring the boxer’s life in the ring, his fractured personal life and his continuing mental health battles.
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