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Ricky Hatton is a former two-weight boxing champion, winning titles at and in his . Nicknamed Ricky 鈥楾he Hitman鈥� Hatton, he started boxing at the age of 10 and has been filling arenas since he turned pro in 1997. He聽was made an聽in the 2007 New Year Honours.

Ricky grew up in and after leaving school he joined the family carpet business, but after he cut four of his fingers with a Stanley knife, his father made him a salesman to prevent him from losing his fingers. Both his grandfather and father were footballers and hoped he might want to follow in their footsteps - but he preferred聽to compete in the ring,聽so at the age of 18, Ricky entered the world of professional boxing.

Among other titles, Ricky has gained major titles such as the IBF Light Welterweight Champion and the WBA Welterweight Champion of the World.

In July 2011, he from boxing. He in 2012 but the match ended in defeat when by former world champion . The popular Mancunian has branched out into since retiring and he works closely with his brother Matthew who is also a fellow boxer.

Ricky lives in with his fianc茅e of three years Jennifer and their 19-month old daughter. Their house is named 鈥淗eartbreak Hotel鈥� due to Ricky being a . Jennifer is pregnant with his third child, which is due in 2013. He also has a son, Campbell, from a previous relationship.

Trivia:

• Ricky's聽dad used to play for and Ricky is a huge fan of the team.
• His聽entrance music into the ring is Man City鈥檚 theme song, .
• He has always opted to eat a before fights (uncorroborated).
• He is a .