Manchester is saying its last goodbye to boxing icon Ricky Hatton.
The former world champion died last month aged 46.
His funeral was being held Friday in the city’s cathedral and fans lined up as the cortège made its way through the streets.
Mourners line up on the streets of Manchester to pay their final respects to Ricky Hatton outside his hometown gym in Hyde on Oct. 10, 2025.Getty Images
Former boxing world champions at the funeral included Tyson Fury, Amir Khan and Kell Brook. Fans began to line up outside the cathedral hours before the coffin carrying Hatton arrived.
“As a boxing fan, and as a friend of his, I think he leaves a massive legacy behind him because he was one of the biggest names in boxing from Manchester and the country as well,” Khan told The Associated Press.
Outside the cathedral, a brass band played Hatton’s anthem, “Walking in a Hatton wonderland,” to the tune of “Winter Wonderland.”
Hatton, who won world titles at light-welterweight and welterweight, was found dead when police officers attended his home in Greater Manchester.
The cause of Hatton’s death has not been confirmed. Family and friends have spoken of his well-documented battles with his mental health.
Ricky Hatton celebrates his fourth-round knockout victory over Jose Luis Castillo in a junior welterweight fight in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 23, 2007.REUTERS
A replica of The Trotters’ car from the show “Only Fools and Horses” leads the funeral cortege.Action Images via Reuters
The former world champion died last month aged 46.William Lailey / SWNS
His last fight, when making a comeback in 2012, was within footsteps of the cathedral at the Manchester Arena when a sold-out crowd watched his stoppage defeat to Vyacheslav Senchenko.
The Arena was also the scene of his greatest triumph when winning the IBF light welterweight title against Kostya Tszyu in 2005.
Tyson Fury attends a memorial service at Manchester Cathedral for Ricky Hatton on Oct. 10, 2025.William Lailey / SWNS
The cause of Hatton’s death has not been confirmed. Family and friends have spoken of his well-documented battles with his mental health.Action Images via Reuters
But Hatton’s biggest fights were in Las Vegas against pound-for-pound greats Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao when his army of fans made the Vegas strip feel like home for Hatton.
