Ricky Hatton

✶October 6, 1978

†September 14, 2025

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Richard John Hatton, also known by nicknames such as "the Hitman", "the Pride of Hyde" and the "People's Champion", was a British professional boxer who competed between 1997 and 2012, and later worked as a boxing promoter and trainer. During his boxing career he held multiple world championships in the light-welterweight division, and one at welterweight. In 2005 he was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine, the Boxing Writers Association of America, ESPN, and BoxingScene.

British professional boxer (1978–2025)

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Biography from the article Ricky Hatton on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.