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Boxer Ricky Hatton is a white man with a black tattoo sleeve and wearing black boxing gloves. He is standing sideways with his fists to his face and smiling. Behind him is a large poster of himself with his back turned. ‘HITMAN’ is tattooed on his back.

Ricky Hatton funeral service – live updates

News | 10th October 2025

By nqstaff

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  • Reporting by Milan Bridgeman; Arthur Woodman; Annabel Sharp; Leslie Kerwin; and PA Media.
  • Featured image credit: Martin Rickett/PA Wire

Thousands have descended upon the streets of Manchester this morning to pay their respects following the death of boxing legend Ricky Hatton MBE.

Also nicknamed ‘The Hitman’ and ‘The Pride of Hyde’, the ex-world champion was found dead at his Gee Cross home on September 14 following a lifelong battle with depression. He was 46 years old.

Ricky Hatton is a white man with short blond hair, wearing a black suit, white shirt, and blue-and-silver striped tie. He is smiling. In his hand he holds an MBE: a gold cross with red ribbon.
Ricky Hatton was awarded an MBE in 2007 | Image credit: Andrew Parsons/PA Wire.
Ricky Hatton is a white man with short blond hair wearing a black shirt and trousers. He holds two champion belts over his shoulders, both with large golden pieces. He is smiling.
Ricky Hatton poses for photographers following a press conference at the Village Hotel, Manchester | Image credit: Dave Thompson/PA Wire.

Hatton had previously won titles at both light-welterweight and welterweight level, and was due to mark a comeback to the ring against middleweight Eisa Al Dah on 2 December in Dubai.

Tributes poured out from across the world following his death, including from Manchester City, of which Hatton was a lifelong fan. A wreath from the club was among hundreds of tributes laid outside his home – named ‘The Heartbreak’ – the next day, and a minute’s silence was held at the club’s next derby, which the boxer had been due to attend.

A large brown bricked mansion and a gated driveway. Flowers, wreaths, and blue Manchester City football shirts are strewn across either side of the driveway. Everything is wet from recent rain.
Tributes left outside Hatton’s home the day after his death | Image credit: Leslie Kerwin.
A wreath of blue and white flowers, with a Manchester City logo in the middle. A card sticks out of the top of the wreath. It reads: “In memory of Ricky Hatton MBE. With Love from all of us at Manchester City. Once a Blue, always a Blue.”
A wreath left outside Hatton’s home from Manchester City | Image credit: Leslie Kerwin.

Today’s funeral procession sees a 15-mile journey past numerous landmarks of Hatton’s life, beginning at his local Gee Cross pub, The Cheshire Cheese, continuing on to a formal service at Manchester Cathedral, and eventually terminating at the Etihad Stadium.

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