British boxing legends Jane Couch and Ricky Hatton have officially been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
The former world champions were honoured on Sunday in Canastota, New York.
Couch, 55, and 45-year-old Hatton join icons such as Muhammad Ali and Floyd Mayweather in receiving the accolade.
Fleetwood-born Couch was the first British woman to be inducted and only the 10th woman on the ‘modern’ list.
“I’ve got a habit of being the first, haven’t I?” she previously said
Joining the Britons in the 2024 class were American Michael Moorer, Mexico’s Ana Maria Torres, Puerto Rican Ivan Calderon and American two-weight world champion Diego Corrales, who died in 2007 aged 29 in a motorcycle accident.
Couch retired from a trailblazing career with 28 wins and 11 losses, winning world titles at light-welterweight and was the first woman to be licensed to box professionally in the UK.
Aged 27, Couch took the British Boxing Board of Control to court to force them to license her, which ended a ban on women fighting in the country.
Hatton joined close friend Couch in the United States to attend the ceremony.
The Manchester native won world titles at light-welterweight and welterweight and was undefeated in 43 fights before his encounter with Mayweather in 2007.
Hatton lost that bout, but is regarded as one of the best, and most popular, boxers England has ever produced.
He retired with 45 wins and just three defeats on his record.
The 2024 inductees were decided by the Boxing Writers Association of America and an international panel of boxing historians.
British Boxers Couch & Hatton Inducted Into Boxing Hall Of Fame
