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Boxing

Ricky Hatton’s career in pictures

PA

Josh Luckhurst

14, Sep

Two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton has died at the age of 46.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at his illustrious career in pictures.

v2-image-production-4df91c395a497bc02388c666d53648d4Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU3OTQ4MDI3-2.1345360 — Ricky Hatton celebrates retaining his WBO and claiming the WBA Intercontinental light-welterweight championship at York Hall in September 2000 (PA)

v2-image-production-e67a4f1456b1e2c342ab6f6ff8d8cf8aY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU3OTQ4ODk5-2.1356734 — Hatton, left, in action against Jon Thaxton en route to winning the British light-welterweight title four weeks later (Michael Stephens/PA)

v2-image-production-dd5d2717f6d132011d044be48a78c141Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU3OTQ5MjE4-2.1411385 — Hatton celebrates with trainer Bill Graham after winning the vacant WBU light-welterweight against Canada’s Tony Pep (Sean Dempsey/PA)

v2-image-production-2e2a4255f50928c9a74a510a175c8fa0Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU3OTQ5NDE0-2.2099800 — Hatton, right, turns to celebrate after knocking out Mike Stewart in the IBF light-welterweight eliminator in 2004 (Nick Potts/PA)

v2-image-production-3f49d9016544399d7a61d92eef689c02Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU3OTQ5NzM4-2.2432888 — Hatton poses with Kostya Tszyu after claiming the IBF light-welterweight title in June 2005 (Nick Potts/PA)

v2-image-production-92110a59bcc581d577b4c75d9870d4d9Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU3OTQ5OTI3-2.2723298 — Hatton added the WBA light-welterweight title after knocking out Carlos Maussa (Nick Potts/PA)

v2-image-production-262b5e8964c640142f7252d0ffb911f8Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU3OTUwMDI4-2.3463979 — Hatton pictured before becoming a two-weight champion with victory over Luis Collazo for the WBA welterweight crown (Martin Rickett/PA)

v2-image-production-93d2320fc9844c040abd8774f45ea031Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU3OTUwMjI3-2.4314604 — Hatton added the IBO light-welterweight title to his collection after beating Juan Urango in Las Vegas (Sean Dempsey/PA)

v2-image-production-c1cc3948c0740f842b37a57118402ddaY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU3OTUzMjYw-2.4832891 — Ricky Hatton extended his unbeaten record to 43 fights when stopping Jose Luis Castillo (Nick Potts/PA)

v2-image-production-d418512e0838eaf688c3c5761be81023Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU3OTUzNjI4-2.5419007 — Floyd Mayweather Jr, right, inflicted Hatton’s first professional defeat in December 2007 (Peter Byrne/PA)

v2-image-production-c3179ec7ff0d03fbb7ca2a409dfa11d9Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU3OTUzNzg4-2.6579781 — Hatton defeated Paulie Malignaggi, which proved to be his final professional victory in the ring (Dave Thompson/PA)

v2-image-production-bdee17be03c252dfae432b01316f9eb0Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU3OTUzOTQ1-2.7234350 — Hatton was knocked out by Manny Pacquiao to lose his IBO light-welterweight belt (Dave Thompson/PA)

v2-image-production-83ac7c40c3e1006ff4a66840208a1b8cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU3OTU0MzE5-2.81606077 — Hatton waves to the crowd after losing to Vyacheslav Senchenko – his final professional bout – in November 2012 (Dave Thompson/PA)

v2-image-production-8348cccb046fd8667f56a18f58bdd999Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU3OTU0NTA5-2.44093924 — Hatton later trained Nathan Gorman, right, who fought for the British heavyweight title on two occasions (Nick Potts/PA)

v2-image-production-875f7ec73ad1ee87118b17816097127dY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU3OTU0Nzk1-2.81605794 — Hatton, right, stepped back in the ring for an exhibition bout against Marco Antonio Barrera in 2022 (Ian Hodgson/PA)

v2-image-production-64fee9d7b04c1bee84db7ed78db2c8b4Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU3OTU0OTM3-2.75028467 — He ventured into reality TV with an appearance on Dancing On Ice in 2024 (Ian West/PA)

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