Tyson Fury wears VERY bold suit - featuring pictures of HIMSELF - as boxing stars arrive at Manchester Cathedral for Ricky Hatton's funeral

Tyson Fury arrived at Ricky Hatton's funeral wearing a suit with images of himself plastered all over it. 

The Gypsy King's attention-grabbing suit and pants featured artwork of him sitting on a throne wearing a crown and marrying his wife Paris.

Hatton's funeral is being held at Manchester Cathedral after the boxing legend died aged 46 last month. 

Masses of people lined the streets to watch Hatton's procession on Friday morning and pay their respect to one of the city's favourite sons. 

The funeral cortege departed from the Cheshire Cheese pub - Hatton's local - on Stockport Road in Hyde and travelled to the Harehill Tavern, with doves being released his honour honour at The New Inn.

In a nod to Hatton's love of classic TV comedy Only Fools and Horses, his yellow Reliant Robin van formed part of the cortege, transported on a low-loader trailer. 

Other boxers such as Tony Bellew, Scott Welch and Frazer Clarke are in attendance for his funeral. 

On Friday morning, a new mural was unveiled on Harehill Tavern, in Hattersley, where the boxer grew up.

Among the mourners was super fan James Bowes, 36, who first met Ricky in 2002 and told the Daily Mail: 'I went to every fight with him. I even went to Las Vegas. 

'I used to carry his belts out into the ring to Blue Moon. People used to asked me if the belts were heavy. But they weren't for me! If it wasn't for him I would have never got to the fights.

'Ricky was my best friend. I just wish he was still here to see all this. And what he meant to people. He will only be my only fighter. Even when there were other celebrities in the room, it was only Ricky.'

Fighting back tears, landlord of the Cheshire Cheese Tony Cooper, 57, said: 'He was a local lad and this was his home from home.

'He would come in, have a Guinness watch the football and just be himself. He was a nice genuine man. He will be missed.'

Further cortege pauses include Hatton's Gym before the hearse continues to Manchester Cathedral via Hyde Town Hall, Betta Bodies gym in Denton and the AO Arena.

The AO Arena is where he enjoyed some of his finest nights, the highlight indisputably being a win over the celebrated Kostya Tszyu on a raucous night 20 years ago to capture his first world title.

Following a private memorial service, starting at 12pm, the procession will make its way from the cathedral to the Etihad Stadium, home of Hatton's beloved Manchester City. Entry to the service was by invitation only.

News of Hatton's death was announced just hours before the Manchester derby at Eastlands, with a minute's applause held immediately ahead of kick-off by players and fans of both City and United.

It was just one of innumerable tributes to the 'Hitman', including from former world heavyweight champions Frank Bruno, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, fellow Briton Amir Khan, one-time foe Manny Pacquiao and Roberto Duran, Hatton's hero.

Hatton's all-action style brought him 45 wins and three defeats from 48 contests but it was his down-to-earth demeanour that especially endeared him to fellow professionals and fans around the world.

That was evidenced by tens of thousands following him to Las Vegas, where he fought the two pound-for-pound greatest fighters of his era in Floyd Mayweather and Pacquiao, with stories of UK fans singing 'there's only one Ricky Hatton' and drinking Sin City dry going down in boxing folklore.

Hatton suffered his first professional defeat when he was stopped by Mayweather in 2007 while a vicious second-round knockout by Pacquiao two years later precipitated his fall from top-level boxing.

A misguided comeback attempt against Vyacheslav Senchenko in 2012 marked the first public admission Hatton was struggling to cope in retirement.

He was a tireless ambassador for mental health charities as well as Manchester-based Barnabus, which supports homeless and vulnerable people, and turned his hand to being a successful trainer in an attempt to fill the void.

Having participated in a no-scoring exhibition against Mexico's Marco Antonio Barrera in 2022, Hatton announced in July he would return to the ring in a professional bout in Dubai in December.

He had resumed training and his family said he had been 'in a good place' and 'excited for the future' before his death, for which Greater Manchester Police said there were no suspicious circumstances.

Hatton's son Campbell said last week that his family had been taking comfort in public support and the memories of a stellar career since his death last month.

But Campbell, whose retirement after 19 fights was confirmed earlier this year, also admitted the devastating news was still sinking in.

'We're absolutely heartbroken, as you can imagine. It's so unexpected and we had so many big plans coming, so it's knocked us all for six,' he told Granada Reports.

'We're just trying to be there for each other at the minute. The outpouring of support from absolutely everyone has been amazing, so that's helping us through a lot. But we're absolutely heartbroken.

'To so many he was Ricky Hatton the boxer, but to me he was just dad and to the family he was Richard. We can't get our heads around things at the minute, it's absolutely awful. It's hard to explain.

'You see all the clips from years ago on social media, the old memories we hadn't seen for years and as much as it's heartbreaking, it brings a smile to our faces.

'Especially with dad being the character he was, doing the things he would in the build up when you would see his sense of humour shining through. That gives us a lot of comfort, as hard as it is.'

Speaking about the procession route which will allow people to pay their respects, Campbell said: 'That's exactly what he would have wanted. He saw his biggest achievement in boxing as his fanbase, that's what he was most proud of.

'He would want the street to be filled with people, there celebrating his life. Everything he did, he did for his fans.'

A family statement issued via Hatton's Instagram account after his death said the star had been found by his long-time manager, Paul Speak.

'We are all distraught at the events of recent days,' the statement began. 'To all our knowledge, despite his well-documented struggles, Richard was in a good place.

'He was excited for the future; his bag was packed ready to go to Dubai to promote a comeback fight and he was planning a celebration in Dubai, which his beloved girls Millie and Fearne were to be the centre of.'

His family said Hatton had been excited about the prospect of his daughters Millie and Fearne seeing him fight in person for the first time, and that he had 'not been alone in life or in the days before the weekend'.

The statement continued: 'He was a doting grandfather and loved spending time with Campbell and Lyla. Richard planned to spend more time in Tenerife.

'Richard had spoken to his family and his team in the days and weeks before the weekend. He had dinner with his girls on Friday night, and Richard was not alone in life or in the days before the weekend.

'We are all in shock at the events that unfolded over the weekend. Richard was found by his friend and long-time manager Paul Speak, who we are supporting at this time along with Richard's parents, Ray and Carol, his children and the wider family.

'The outpouring of grief and love from the nation and worldwide shows how much Richard was loved. It will, in time, be something that gives us all some comfort and pride.

'For now, however, we would like to have a period of private and personal mourning. The priority for us all is to ensure the wellbeing and support of Richard's children and granddaughter.'

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