Ricky Hatton has denied taking cocaine after he was pictured with what appeared to be white powder on his nose in a recent social media post.
The legendary former world champion boxer insists the substance fans spotted on his nostril in an Instagram video was tobacco, and not cocaine. Hatton is currently recovering from surgery on his hand following his diagnosis with Dupuytren's disease, and has been forced out of a spot on the exhibition circuit alongside old rivals Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
And Hatton had fans worried in a recent social media post, with many concerned he may be suffering a relapse having previously struggled with his mental health. However, he insists the video, which was shot in February and shows him heading to the to the Albert Schloss bar in Manchester, shows granules of tobacco, not cocaine.
