Ricky Hatton has been taken to hospital suffering chest pains and vomiting, Sky Sports News has confirmed.
The boxer is being treated in Tameside Hospital in Greater Manchester and is expected to remain there overnight.
He complained of feeling unwell on Monday and was admitted to hospital this morning, sources said.
Doctors have carried out tests on the former light-welterweight champion and think the most likely cause is food poisoning.
They have ruled out swine flu.
Hatton is said not to be seriously ill but he could be kept in hospital for a couple of days as a precaution.
Hatton, 30, was on a theatre tour in Ireland last week and attended a boxing event on Saturday that he was promoting.
Meanwhile, promoter Frank Warren said he would like to see Hatton fight Amir Khan, who faces his maiden world title challenge against Ukrainian Andreas Kotelnik on Saturday.
While 22-year-old Khan and his trainer Freddie Roach have spoken at length about a showdown with Hatton, promoter Warren has kept his cards closer to his chest.
Mr Warren believes Hatton should retire following an emphatic defeat by Manny Pacquiao earlier this year.
But he admitted if the Mancunian does fight on, he would be open to a fight between the two.
Mr Warren said: "Let's see if Amir gets the belt first. But it's a great fight.
"I think personally Ricky Hatton should retire but if he wants to fight, then why not? It's a great fight."
Asked if he would be confident of Khan beating Hatton, Mr Warren added: "I think so, I think he is the man of his time but he's got to get through Kotelnik first. That's the most important thing."
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