Liam Gallagher has reacted to the loss of life of his pal and British boxing legend Ricky Hatton – see what the Oasis star needed to say beneath.
Hatton’s loss of life was introduced on Sunday (September 14). He was 46 – whereas a explanation for loss of life has not but been shared, authorities are reportedly not treating it as a suspicious case.
Following the information of Hatton’s tragic passing, Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher took to social media to pay homage: “Completely devastated to listen to the information about RICKY HATTON, it was an absolute honour to know him and carry his belts RIP CHAMP LIVE FOREVER”.
Completely devastated to listen to the information about RICKY HATTON it was an absolute honour to know him and carry his belts RIP CHAMP LIVE FOREVER LG x
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) September 14, 2025
In what was his closing public look someday in August, Hatton was seen at a bar in Costa Adeje, Tenerife. Halfway by the bar’s stay band’s efficiency, their guitarist signalled for a person within the viewers to hitch them onstage for canopy rendition of Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall’.
That man was Ricky Hatton. One clip of the bar jam has since made its manner onto social media – you possibly can test it out beneath.
Hatton – arguably Britain’s most famed boxer and a former light-welterweight and welterweight world champion – retired in 2012, with a report of 45 wins over 48 bouts. Amongst his high opponents had been different boxing greats like Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
He was an avid fan of Oasis, as soon as saying (per the Day by day Mail): “Ever since I used to be a child, I needed to be a boxing world champion, help Man Metropolis and hearken to Oasis. However I turned a four-time world champion in two weight courses, ended up boxing on the Etihad Stadium in entrance of 55,000 individuals, and have become mates with Noel and Liam Gallagher through the years.”
Certainly, Hatton struck up a friendship with Oasis and the Gallagher brothers. A yr earlier than their 2009 break-up, Liam and Noel famously walked Hatton to the ring in Las Vegas for his bout towards Paulie Malignaggi, and had been even allowed to hold his championship belts to the ring.
Again in July, Ricky Hatton attended Oasis’ first reunion present in Cardiff, and later shared an image on Instagram of himself and Noel Gallagher with a few their buddies at Heaton Park. He additionally travelled out to Dublin and Manchester for the band’s reunion reveals there.
Forward of these mammoth reunion reveals, Hatton spoke to Vegas Insider about Oasis’ reunion: “I didn’t suppose they had been going to get again collectively. Noel has stated himself, when the fallouts occur then it’s over. Fortunately, he’s swallowed his delight, and so they’ve acquired again collectively, and I’m made up. I’m excited to see them carry out the entire outdated songs, and if they will get collectively and make new songs, how good is that?”
In July, Hatton introduced his return to boxing, and had his sights set on a bout towards Eisa Al Dah in Dubai in December. In August, he spoke of his Oasis-like comeback to SunSport: “It impressed lots of people, you recognize, for me to get in form once more on the age I’m at. Particularly allowing for all my issues I’ve had personally with psychological well being and stuff like that.”
Different icons in boxing have since paid tribute to the late Ricky Hatton. Former foe Manny Pacquiao wrote: “He was not solely an awesome fighter contained in the ring but additionally a courageous and sort man in life.”
I’m deeply saddened to listen to in regards to the passing of Ricky Hatton. He was not solely an awesome fighter contained in the ring but additionally a courageous and sort man in life. We shared unforgettable moments in boxing historical past and I’ll all the time honor the respect and sportsmanship he confirmed. Ricky fought…
— Manny Pacquiao (@MannyPacquiao) September 14, 2025
David Beckham wrote: “Ricky was one in all a form. Simply heartbreaking…”