The son of boxer Arturo Gatti dies at 17: ‘In the same way they found his father’

Arturo Gatti Jr he was found dead at the age of 17 in Mexico. The son of the Canadian boxing legend Arturo Gatti (1972-2009), was in the apartment where he lived with his Brazilian mother Amanda Rodrigues. In fact, friends and relatives have confirmed the sad news.

Sources told Canadian broadcaster TVA Nouvelles that the teenager was found by a neighbour. Actors and stuntmen spoke about the tragedy Chuck Zitofamily friend. “It is with a heavy heart that I must say: rest in peace to ARTURO GATTI JR, 17 years old. He was found yesterday in an apartment in Mexico, the same way his father was found dead in an apartment in Brazil 16 years ago. My condolences to Arturo Gatti’s family: mother, sisters, brothers and his daughter Sophia.”

In fact, it is worth remembering that his father, Arturo Gatti he died just over 16 years ago, in 2009, in an apartment in Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco, when his son was 10 months old. But who was the boxer?

Meet Arturo Gatti

Arturo Gatti was an Italian-Canadian boxer, known for his aggressive fighting style and for starring in some of the most exciting fights in boxing history. Born on April 15, 1972 in Cassino, Italy, and raised in Montreal, Canada, Cats he has built a career marked by his courage, resilience and heart in the ring. Indeed, he gained worldwide prominence when he won the IBF world super featherweight title in 1995 and, later, the WBC light welterweight title. His trilogies against Micky Ward AND Ivan Robinson They are considered classics of the sport, earning enormous respect among fans and colleagues. However, Cats he retired in 2007 and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2013, four years after his tragic and controversial death in Brazil in 2009.

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Source: Terra