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Crowd chants ‘there’s only one Ricky Hatton’ as thousands of fans show up for boxing icon’s funeral

Originally posted on Bloody Elbow | By Jordan Ellis | Last updated Oct 10, 2025 9:20 AM ET

Huge crowds of people are lining the streets to celebrate the life of Ricky Hatton.

The British boxing legend sadly passed away at the age of 46 on September 14.

Tyson Fury and Tom Aspinall led the tributes after news of Ricky Hatton‘s death spread online.

On Friday, the former two-weight world champion was laid to rest in Manchester, England.

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Fans line the streets for Ricky Hatton’s funeral

Thousands of fans took to the streets of Ricky Hatton’s hometown to pay their respects.

A private funeral service took place at Manchester Cathedral to commemorate the life of ‘The People’s Champion’.

Beforehand, fans got a chance to say their last goodbyes to Hatton during a procession, which saw a hearse carrying the ring icon’s coffin travel 18 miles through the city of Manchester.

During one of the several planned pauses at key venues, a crowd was filmed clapping for Hatton.

Viral footage shows that they then broke out into a chant of ‘There’s only one Ricky Hatton’ – the song 30,000 British fans sang when they travelled to Las Vegas to watch their hero fight Floyd Mayweather in December 2007.

This is the moment Ricky Hatton's funeral cortege arrived at the Cheshire Cheese in Gee Cross, to applause from the mourners who have gathered. Footage: @RyanJenkinson24 @MENnewsdesk pic.twitter.com/AGz8GzW0uN
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