In a statement read to the court from Hatton’s mother Carol, she described how she had asked him on the Friday before he died why he wanted to get back into the ring.
Mrs Hatton said her son had told her: “Don’t worry mum, I’ll be sorted” and said he gave her a hug that “almost broke my ribs”.
“I never saw my son again,” she added.
Hatton’s former partner Jennifer Dooley said in a statement that he was an “active, present and loving father – very much the fun dad” to their two daughters.
But she said there were occasions when he struggled.
He was forgetful and disorganised and would need guidance making plans, she said.
Dooley said Hatton’s death had left his daughters “heartbroken”.
“They are continuing to process what happened and are struggling with the finality of the situation,” she said.
