Boxing legend Ricky Hatton was laid to relaxation right now after passing away final month on the age of 46, together with his supervisor Paul Communicate among the many mourners in attendance

Ricky Hatton was given a heartfelt farewell right now, virtually a month after his tragic passing. His supervisor, Paul Communicate, found him useless at his dwelling in Higher Manchester, prompting an outpouring of grief as 1000’s lined the streets to pay their respects.

Among the many mourners at Manchester Cathedral have been a number of high-profile stars, together with Wayne Rooney, Liam Gallagher and Tyson Fury. The world of sport was left in shock when information of Hatton’s loss of life emerged on September 14.

The boxing legend was broadly thought to be a nationwide treasure, beloved by followers throughout the nation. Whereas an inquest into his loss of life has not but taken place, Communicate, who was the one to search out Hatton, emphasised the necessity for readability, the Mirror experiences.

He stated: “I wish to get the reality out, in any other case individuals will simply speculate.”

The sporting supervisor, who had gone into Hatton’s home to take him to the airport for a flight to Dubai, insists that Hatton ‘didn’t intend to do it.’

Talking to Boxing Information journal, he recalled: “The lights weren’t on, which I believed was unusual. I believed he’d overslept, however it’s commonplace. Individuals do oversleep.

“So, I went inside – I’ve a key – shouting, ‘Rick, Rick, get up!’ I heard music coming from upstairs, so I went upstairs… I took a take a look at him… I needed to take a while to course of it.”

“I used to be in a state of shock and confusion and loss and lots of extra feelings. Then I referred to as the police and the ambulance.

Communicate continued: “However I firmly consider he did not intend to do it. It is for the coroner to find out, however he had all of it to dwell for.”

He additionally emphasised that Hatton was ‘in a extremely good place’ earlier than his loss of life on the age of 46 and had been making quite a few plans for the longer term. This view is shared by different relations and buddies, regardless of the boxer’s previous struggles with psychological well being.

Communicate added: “He’d organized to take his daughters to see Oasis subsequent week. He was planning to go to Thailand for the WBC conference and a vacation after his struggle.

“He’d simply booked a flight to Tenerife for Christmas. I wish to get the reality out, in any other case individuals will simply speculate.”

“There’s been loads of garbage written about Ricky and his mother and father, however he’d seen his mum simply final week; gave her a giant hug and a few love.”

“He was going to see his dad after returning from Dubai. His daughters had by no means seen him field, so he was excited for that. So many issues for him to dwell for – he was in a extremely good place.”

Beforehand Hatton had opened up about his struggles with psychological well being. Communicate revealed that if his buddy’s loss of life occurred a decade earlier, it would not have come as ‘such a shock.’

He added: “If this was 10 years in the past, it would not have been as massive a shock because it was. I have been with Ricky to the very highest mountains in boxing to the bottom chasm in life.”