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Hatton wants help for ex-boxers
- Updated: December 29, 2016
Ricky Hatton believes more should be done to help professional boxers when they retire from the ring.
The former two-weight world champion tried to kill himself several times during his battle with depression after hanging up his gloves.
Hatton enjoyed the highs of successful career which saw him face ring legends Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in front of his army of fans in Las Vegas.
However, the Mancunian struggled to cope following his defeat to Pacquiao in 2009 and retired after an ill-fated comeback in 2012.
“I think more should be done for boxers,” Hatton told BBC radio.
“Footballers have an agent that looks out for them and a football club that gets behind them, the FA and the players’ football …
