Ricky Hatton’s family tell of their ‘immeasurable’ loss after boxer’s death

Tributes outside a gym in Hyde, in memory of Ricky Hatton, who has died at the age of 46. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

Ricky Hatton’s family have opened up publicly for the first time since the news of the boxing legend’s death, saying they feel an “immeasurable” sense of loss.

The 46-year-old was found dead in what police said were no suspicious circumstances at his home in Hyde, Greater Manchester on Sunday, resulting in tributes being paid across sport and wider society towards the fighter, a former world welterweight champion.