'The world lost Ricky Hatton, but he was just my dad to me'

Campbell Hatton, 25, told the BBC it "meant the world" seeing the community come out and support [BBC] Boxer Ricky Hatton's son has described how moved he was to see thousands of people line the streets of Manchester for his father's funeral. Campbell Hatton, speaking ahead of an event being held on 7 June at the AO Arena to celebrate his father's legacy, described the send-off 46-year-old Hatton received as "something else". But he added that it had been hard for the family to grieve the man he described as "just my dad to me".

Stars from across the world of sport an entertainment gathered alongside mourners for Hatton's funeral in Manchester in October , a month after he was found dead at home. Campbell told BBC Radio Manchester : "It means the world to us. It was no surprise, but the support we've got from everyone has even shocked us.

" The funeral car took three hours to go from Hyde towards Manchester Cathedral. Campbell said: "There just wasn't part of the route that wasn't full of people. We couldn't see one bit of pavement in the three hours we were in the car.

We knew how popular he was, but to actually see it, was something else. " Campbell said that since then, the family had had "random people stopping you in the street, saying nice things, checking up on you". More on Ricky Hatton Twelve striking images from Ricky Hatton's funeral 'The saint of Manchester' - Ricky Hatton and his city, a love story Thousands line streets for Ricky Hatton's funeral Campbell said the Evening4Ricky event would be "exactly what he would be doing – he'd be having a party".