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Biography
Richard John Hatton, also known by nicknames such as "the Hitman", "the Pride of Hyde" and the "People's Champion", was a British professional boxer who competed between 1997 and 2012, and later worked as a boxing promoter and trainer. During his boxing career, he held multiple world championships in the light-welterweight division, and one at welterweight. In 2005 he was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine, the Boxing Writers Association of America, ESPN, and BoxingScene.
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Awards & recognition
- International Boxing Hall of Fame · 2024
- Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2007
- Sugar Ray Robinson Award · 2005
- The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year · 2005
- IBF World Junior Welterweight Champion
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- IBO World Super Lightweight Champion
- The Ring World Junior Welterweight Champion
- WBA World Super Lightweight Champion
- WBA World Welterweight Champion
Filmography7 titles
Shameless
2004as Ricky Hatton
2004as Ricky Hatton
I Am Duran
2019as Self
2019as Self
Raw
1993as Self
1993as Self
Manny Pacquiao: Unstoppable Force
2023as Self
2023as Self
The Weakest Link
2021as Self - Participant
2021as Self - Participant
Fifth Gear
2002as Self
2002as Self
Night of the Fight: Hatton's Last Stand
2013as Ricky Hatton
2013as Ricky Hatton