He earned notable world title wins over Kostya Tszyu and Jose Luis Castillo, before defeats by Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquaio.In July Hatton announced a return to the ring. He was due to fight Eisa Al Dah at middleweight on 2 December in Dubai.Organisers said the contest would be a professional bout, but it was unclear whether it would be fully sanctioned.Hatton made an unsuccessful professional comeback in 2012, when he lost to Vyacheslav Senchenko in Manchester, and fought Marco Antonio Barrera in an exhibition in 2022.After agreeing to fight former rival turned friend Barrera, Hatton spoke about his battles with depression.He said he became “massively obese”, with his weight reaching 15st 4lb (97kg) as he drank heavily, ate too many takeaways and neglected his health.
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Ricky Hatton dies aged 46
