By Tom Sunderland,Tom Victor

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Boxing promoter Frank Warren has revealed he became “p***ed off” with Ricky Hatton following the late star’s remarks about finances. But when Warren dug deeper into the issue, it sparked a major rift between Hatton and his father-turned-manager, Ray. Former world champion Hatton was found dead at his home in Greater Manchester on Sunday at the age of 46. ‘The Hitman’, who was set to make his comeback in Dubai this December , has been remembered fondly by many in the boxing world. Hatton compiled an impressive 45-3 professional record, remaining unbeaten through his first 43 contests before suffering a high-profile pay-per-view loss to Floyd Mayweather in 2007. Throughout his career, however, he made claims about lacking sufficient funds to purchase a property, an issue that became central to Warren’s dealings. “You negotiate, and you only hope that the message you are giving them goes back in the way you say it to the boxer,” said Warren on the Parenting Hell in July 2025. “And, a big falling out I had years ago was not with Ricky, but it was with Ricky. We never had an argument, and it was all over money, and I for the life of me couldn’t understand what that was all about. “To cut a long story short, years later, he was complaining he never had enough money to buy a house, and I got quite p***ed off at it, so I just said, ‘Right, this is how much I paid him.’ And I just put it out there. “I don’t know what happened between him and his manager, who was his dad at the time, and then there was a court case not involving me, involving his former trainer, and in court, a couple of purses came out, which he was told far less than what they were paid. And they had a massive fallout.” In a 2019 interview with the Manchester Evening News (via Wales Online ), Hatton revealed the depth of his despair following the rift with his parents. But that was far from the end of his issues with mental health . “Ultimately, when I fell out with my parents, I hit rock bottom,” said the late superstar. “I didn’t care whether I lived or died, to be honest with you. “A few of my school friends are the same age as me, their parents were having heart attacks, and I was going to their funerals. And I thought to myself, ‘I’m 40 now, I’m at an age where our parents might not be here much longer.’ “So if their parents are getting ill and passing away and all that, it’s not going to be long before mine go. I just made the effort to think, ‘Listen, you know, let bygones be bygones, leave things in the past. That’s it.'” Warren acknowledged the emotional toll the situation took on Hatton and continued: “I mean, if you can’t trust your dad, who can you trust?” He described it as “a pretty awful thing” for the boxer to grapple with as it “gave him a lot of problems.” “He started boozing and doing other things he shouldn’t be doing,” Warren continued, making it clear any previous tensions between himself and Hatton were now resolved. “And it was sad. It took him a long time to come to terms with it, if indeed he has come to terms with it. He’s a great fella, Ricky.” The promoter highlighted Hatton’s 2005 triumph over Kostya Tszyu as the pinnacle of his boxing journey. And the fighter himself had echoed that stance in the past. “Once you retire, it’s hard to replace that feeling,” said Hatton long after his retirement. “It’s probably the reason why I struggled with retirement. It was a dream. People tell me it was their best night in Manchester. It doesn’t matter what money you have, that is worth more. It’s worth everything.” The Tszyu conquest marked Hatton’s 39th consecutive win and proved to be the penultimate defeat for the former. The triumph secured the IBF and The Ring light-welterweight crowns for the Brit, titles he successfully defended before moving up to welterweight for his Las Vegas showdown with Mayweather. Hatton’s last professional bout came against Vyacheslav Senchenko in 2012, three years after a knockout loss to Manny Pacquiao forced his first hiatus from boxing. He was scheduled to return to action against Eisa Al Dah before the tragic passing. “As a family, our loss is immeasurable, and words cannot truly capture the pain we feel,” read a statement from Hatton’s family , released via issued through the Greater Manchester Police. “Yet in the midst of our grief, we have been deeply moved by the overwhelming outpouring of love and support. “It has been a source of great comfort to see just how many lives Richard touched, and how widely he was admired and respected. At this time, we kindly ask for privacy as we come to terms with life without him. “In the days and weeks ahead, we will take strength from one another and from the knowledge that Richard’s legacy – both in boxing and as a man – will continue to live on. Richard’s memory will forever remain in our hearts, in the hearts of his fans, and in the sport he loved so dearly.”