Tributes pour in for Tyson Fury's boxer cousin Rico Burton stabbed to death in Altrincham as murder investigation launched

Tributes have today been paid to Rico Burton, the cousin of Tyson Fury who was stabbed in Altrincham in the early hours of Sunday morning (August 21). The once-promising boxer, who trained in Manchester throughout his teenage years, is being remembered as 'an absolute talent' by his former coaches as he is pictured for the first time.

Rico, 31, was knifed outside a bar in Altrincham shortly after 3am on Sunday morning and tragically died in hospital a short while later, police said. Another man, aged 17, received serious injuries in the attack and remains in hospital.

A murder investigation has now been launched by Greater Manchester Police, as forensics remain at the scene on Goose Green. A 21-year-old male, arrested on suspicion of Section 18 assault, remains in custody for questioning.

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Shaun Egan, who previously coached Rico alongside his brother Steve at Jimmy Egan's Boxing Academy in Manchester, spoke to the Manchester Evening News after the 31-year-old's tragic passing.

"He was an absolute talent," he said. "He was such a nice lad, he was hard working and had a great sense of humour.

"What's happened is just awful. He was just a great guy. To hear he has died like this is devastating."

Shaun spoke of how Rico previously trained and boxed at the gym until his late teens, during which time he won two national titles fighting as a junior.

He added: "Out of the people we had coming through our doors, he was probably one of the best we have ever seen.

"As a young adult he used to come to our gym and was so talented with so much potential. I have watched him win a national title after going through a windscreen in the