Ricky Hatton stripped of boxing licence after cocaine allegations | Metro.co.uk

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Ricky Hatton stripped of boxing licence after cocaine allegations | Metro.co.uk: "Manchester-based fighter was also fined £20,000 after a British Boxing Board of Control hearing, although he is still able to work in the sport as a promoter.

Ricky Hatton has been stripped of his boxing licence
It came after the two-time world champion was filmed by the News of the World allegedly using cocaine during a 'ten-hour drink and drugs binge'.
Hatton, 31, who made his professional debut in 1997, is currently at a rehabilitation clinic and facing a police inquiry.
'The board is especially concerned to keep the sport of boxing free from drugs, whether taken for recreational or performance enhancing reasons, and to be vigilant in identifying and dealing with cases of alcohol abuse,' the organisation said in a statement.It added that Hatton is currently not an active boxer and his physical condition is such that it has decided to withdraw his licence to fight."