Ricky Hatton’s funeral in pictures

Thousands of mourners lined the streets in Manchester to pay tribute to Hatton on Friday.

Friday 10 October 2025 15:01 BST

Ricky Hatton’s hearse arrives at the Etihad Stadium following the funeral earlier at Manchester Cathedral (Owen Humphreys/PA) (PA Wire)

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Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Manchester as stars of the sporting world gathered for Ricky Hatton’s funeral on Friday.

Hatton, a popular, larger-than-life character who unified the light-welterweight division and also won a world welterweight title, was found dead aged 46 at his home in Hyde on September 14.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the day in pictures.

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Ricky Hatton’s funeral in pictures

Thousands of mourners lined the streets in Manchester to pay tribute to Hatton on Friday.

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