Andreas HaleOct 16, 2025, 10:58 AM ET Close Andreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior …
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Former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton died by suicide and was found hanged at his home, according to Sky News, which cited a South Manchester coroner’s court hearing that revealed an initial cause of death on Thursday. Hatton, who became a world champion in the light-welterweight and welterweight classes and was set to attempt a comeback during a December bout, …
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Manchester is saying its last goodbye to boxing icon Ricky Hatton. The former world champion died last month aged 46. His funeral was being held Friday in the city’s cathedral and fans lined up as the cortège made its way through the streets. Mourners line up on the streets of Manchester to pay their final respects to Ricky Hatton outside …
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Arturo Gatti Jr., the son of boxing icon Arturo “Thunder” Gatti who was just an infant when his famous dad died by suicide, has died, officials said Wednesday. He was 17. “The WBA and the boxing world mourn the passing of Arturo Gatti Jr.,” according to a statement by the World Boxing Association. “His journey was just beginning, yet his …
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Arturo Gatti Jr. Found Dead At 17 … Son Of Beloved Boxer Published October 8, 2025 10:55 AM PDT | Updated October 8, 2025 2:21 PM PDT Arturo Gatti Jr. was found dead in his apartment this week at just 17 years old … in a scene eerily similar to the death of his father, boxing great Arturo Gatti. Chuck …
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Arturo Gatti Jr., the teenage son of Canadian boxing legend Arturo Gatti, has died at the age of 17. In an Instagram post announcing the teen’s death, the former bodyguard of the elder Gatti described a chilling scene that mirrored the late boxer’s death, which was ruled a suicide. “It’s with a heavy heart that I have to say,…. R.I.P. …
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Brett OkamotoSep 30, 2025, 11:11 AM ET Close Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. …
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Wanderlei Silva’s return to the ring ended abruptly after he got himself disqualified — but his night was just getting started. The UFC Hall of Famer was knocked unconscious during a post-fight brawl after his exhibition boxing match against former two-division world champ Acelino Freitas on Saturday night in São Paulo, Brazil. Silva suffered a fractured nose from the strike …
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Jake Paul is going to enjoy quite a size advantage in his fight against Gervonta “Tank” Davis and the real proof came during the first faceoff between the fighters on Monday. Ahead of their Nov. 14 showdown on Netflix, Paul and Davis shared a verbal sparring session on stage before coming face to face — or more like face to …
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