Ricky Hatton

Richard John Hatton (6 October 1978 to about 14 September 2025), known as the Hitman and the Pride of Hyde, was a British professional boxer who competed between 1997 and 2012 and later worked as a promoter and trainer. He held multiple world championships at light welterweight and one at welterweight. In 2005 he beat Kostya Tszyu for the IBF, Ring and lineal titles and later that year added the WBA title, and he was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring and others. He lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2007 and to Manny Pacquiao in 2009, then returned in 2012 for one more fight. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the class of 2024.