{
  "id": 12645072,
  "title": "Ricky Hatton statue planned for boxer's hometown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/ricky-hatton-statue-planned-for-boxers-hometown",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T14:36:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ricky-hatton-statue-planned-boxers-143619463.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A petition to honor boxing legend Ricky Hatton was signed by more than 9,000 people following his death on 14 September 2025 at the age of 46 in Hyde, Greater Manchester. Tameside Council unanimously approved a motion to create a statue in his honor, with the project to be funded through donations and not cost the town hall a penny. Allan Hopwood, leader of the local Reform group, suggested the statue should be built in Hyde town centre or Hattersley, where Hatton spent most of his childhood. Councillor Ged Cooney opposed the idea of grouping multiple statues into one project, calling it unnecessary.",
  "summary": "An online petition to honour the boxing legend was signed by more than 9,000 people.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}