Ricky Hatton won world titles at light-welterweight and welterweight. He rose through amateur and domestic levels to pit his wits against the best boxers of his generation including Kostya Tszyu, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.Dubbed 'The Hitman', Hatton came to British prominence in the early 2000s. He succesfully defended the WBU light-welterweight title fifteen times between 2001 and 2004 before winning IBF and WBA titles to become a world champion.He made his welterweight debut in 2006 and won a world title in his second weight class, before returning to light-welterweight in 2007. That year, he had his first career defeat against Flord Mayweather Jr followed by another in 2009.In 2011, Hatton announced his retirement. But in 2012, more than three years after his last fight, he confirmed his comeback.His loss to Vyacheslav Senchenko promoted him to return to retirement for 13 years. Earlier this year, he announced another comeback that was due to take place in Dubai this December. He would have turned 47 in October., World boxing champion Ricky 'The Hitman' Hatton has been found dead at his home in Greater Manchester. The Stockport-born fighter was 46 years old., Ricky Hatton, British boxing icon and multiple world champion, dies aged 46 Hatton, one of the most popular British boxers of all time, was found at his home in Greater Manchester.