11 h. ago Duke Roufus: Renowned coach of multiple UFC champions dies aged 55

Duke Roufus, a former kickboxer and trainer of champions Anthony Pettis and Tyron Woodley, has died

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60 h. ago Former boxing champion Ricky Hatton found hanged at home, inquest told

The ex-world champion died aged 46.

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7 d. ago Ricky Hatton's cause of death to be revealed as friend who found him speaks out

Former British world champion boxer Ricky Hatton - who tragically died last month aged 46 - was laid to rest in a funeral service at Manchester Cathedral on Friday

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8 d. ago Ricky Hatton's daughter asks heartbreaking question at dad's funeral

The world champion boxer died last month aged just 46

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8 d. ago Farewell to ‘the people’s champion’: Manchester says emotional goodbye to boxer Ricky Hatton

Family, friends and celebrities pack Manchester Cathedral with Liam Gallagher and Wayne Rooney among mournersTens of thousands lined the streets of Manchester on Friday to pay tribute to Ricky Hatton, the former world champion boxer who died last month aged 46.Hatton was one of the most respected and adored sportsmen of his generation, able to tempt thousands of fans across the Atlantic to America for his fights against the likes of legendary boxers Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. His death at home on 14 September was mourned throughout the world, with a minute’s silence held during the Manchester football derby that was played later that day. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Arthur Jones, former NFL star and brother of UFC champion Jon Jones, dies aged 39

Jones won a Super Bowl with the Ravens at the end of the 2012 season but has died at his home in New York

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2 w. ago Ricky Hatton’s son Campbell says public support has provided comfort to family

Former world welterweight champion Hatton died aged 46 at his home in Hyde on September 14.

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2 w. ago BREAKING Pool legend dies aged 52 as tributes paid to star who won Mosconi Cup four times

Mika Immonen, who was a former World Nineball Pool champion has died aged 52 after a lengthy battle with cancer - as tributes have poured in from across the pool world

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2 w. ago Pool legend dies aged 52 as tributes paid to star who won Mosconi Cup four times

Mika Immonen, who was a former World Nineball Pool champion has died aged 52 after a lengthy battle with cancer - as tributes have poured in from across the pool world

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2 w. ago Former world champion, 46, dies in 'great loss for the entire boxing family'

Tributes have been paid to three-time world and five-time European champion Irina Sinetskaya, who has died at the age of 46, and was described as "the most decorated athlete in women's boxing"

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3 w. ago Champion marathon runner Shewage Alene dies aged 30 just months after historic win

Shewage Alene had just reached a major milestone in her career before she collapsed during a training session and taken to hospital, only to tragically pass away hours later

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last month Sir AP McCoy’s Champion Hurdle winner Brave Inca dies from colic aged 27

Brave Inca won twice at the Cheltenham Festival and twice at the Punchestown Festival during a golden era of Irish-trained two mile hurdlers

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