Ricky Hatton, the former world champion boxer from Manchester, has died. He was 46. The news was confirmed on Sunday by IFL TV, who posted: “We’re sad to announce the death of former world , Ricky Hatton looked fit and strong in his final Instagram post just days before the British sporting icon tragically died aged 46., Tributes from the world of sport and beyond are flooding in for Ricky Hatton after his death aged 46. The tragic news has prompted an outpouring of emotion., Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton has died at the age of 46. Hatton was found dead at his home in Hyde. Greater Manchester Police said they are not treating the death as suspicious., Tributes have been paid as police a issue statement on the boxing legend Ricky Hatton who has been found dead at his home. A police cordon has been put in place at his home on Bowlacre Road in Gee Cross, Hyde. The Stockport-born world boxing champion was just 46 years old, and would have turned 47 in October., British boxing legend Ricky Hatton has been found dead at his home in Greater Manchester at the age of 46. The iconic fighter competed between 1997 and 2012 before working as a promoter and trainer..