Arturo Gatti

Arturo "Thunder" Gatti (April 15, 1972 – July 11, 2009) was a Canadian professional boxer. Gatti participated in Ring Magazine's "fight of the year" a total of four times (1997, 1998, 2002 and 2003). He announced his retirement on July 14, 2007. Arturo Gatti was found dead in a hotel room in northeastern Brazil in July 2009. Gatti's widow was charged with first degree murder after the strap of her purse was found stained with blood. Find Arturo Gatti news, videos, and pictures here.

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Second autopsy shows boxer Gatti died by hanging: report

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A second autopsy in Canada on the late Arturo "Thunder" Gatti found that the Italian-Canadian boxer died by hanging, not strangling, the Montreal-based daily La Presse reported Saturday. Gatti, a former world boxing champion, was found dead July 11 in an apartment he was renting with his family in the northern Brazilian city of Recife. He was 37. Police initially arrested his Brazilian wife, Amanda Rodrigues, on suspicion of strangling him with her handbag strap as he slept following a drunken row. Rodrigues maintained her innocence, and was released when a judge ruled that Gatti likely committed suicide. But Gatti's relatives claimed there was ... Read Full Story

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Gatti remembered as a fighter with a big heart

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Arturo Gatti was remembered as a big-hearted, star fighter at his funeral Monday, drawing a standing ovation from mourners when his mother received a championship belt from the World Boxing Council. More than 1,000 mourners packed Notre Dame de la Defense church in the heart of Montreal's Italian community to pay respects to the 37-year-old boxer who was found dead July 11 at a Brazilian resort. "He had the same personality when he was boxing the ring, and in his life he gave it his all," said Canadian boxing promoter and former national boxing coach Yvon Michel, who has known Gatti for 30 years. ... Read Full Story

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Gatti's wife ordered to remain in jail

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A Brazilian judge says Arturo Gatti's wife will remain in jail despite an autopsy report raising doubts about suspicions that she strangled the former boxing champion. The lawyer for the 23-year-old Amanda Rodrigues, Gatti's wife, petitioned for her release. Judge Fausto Campos in Recife denied her release request, but said Monday her petition must be examined by a three-judge panel, probably next week. Rodrigues was jailed shortly after Gatti's July 11 death in a seaside resort. She was accused of strangling him with her purse straps while he slept. But an autopsy report raised doubts about that theory. Police say they cannot comment on ... Read Full Story

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Funeral set for former boxing champ Gatti

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A funeral for former boxing champion Arturo Gatti will be held Monday in his adopted hometown of Montreal. Gatti was found dead in the apartment he was renting with wife Amanda Rodrigues in the Brazilian seaside resort of Porto de Galinhas last Saturday. A bloody purse strap was found near his body and police have arrested Rodrigues on suspicion of strangling the former two-division champion. Autopsy results have not been released, but police believe Rodrigues acted alone. She maintains her innocence and was being held in a prison in the northeastern Brazil city of Recife. A visitation for Gatti will be Sunday at Maison ... Read Full Story

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Arturo Gatti’s Wife Killed Him? VIDEO

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Arturo Gatti’s wife was arrested for the death of the boxing champion, but then the officials released her because they couldn’t find any involvement in Gatti’s death. It’s ruled a suicide. At least in the US, nobody can be charged if the autopsy result is a suicide so I think she will be scott free. His wife, Amanda Rodriguez Gatti, is a sole beneficiary of their $6 million dollar mansion. According to ESPN’s E60, Gatti beat his wife and another guy in a restaurant where he was last seen alive in public. He went back to the hotel and drank 7 cans of beer ... Read Full Story

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Gatti was chairman of Atlantic City Boardwalk boxing

ATLANTIC CITY - Maybe, given his full-throttle style and outgoing personality, Arturo Gatti would have been easily marketable and hugely popular in whichever city he and his handlers chose to make his base of operations.

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Quebec judge awards widow of boxing champion Arturo Gatti $40K

MONTREAL --The widow of late boxing champion Arturo Gatti has been awarded $40,000 to cover legal fees and child care costs. Amanda Rodrigues was seeking $150,000 from the boxer's estate. Clemilson Campos/JC ImageAmanda Rodrigues, center, is escorted by police officers...

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Arturo Gatti's widow fails in bid to secure $150,000 from late boxer's...

MONTREAL - The widow of late boxing champion Arturo Gatti has been awarded $40,000 to cover legal fees and child-care costs, but her fight with his family over his sizable fortune looks set to go the distance. Amanda Rodrigues, center, is released ...

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Gatti kin prepares to battle widow

If the family of late boxing champ Arturo Gatti has its way, the legal battling with Gatti's widow could last into 2011 and could end up being reminiscent of the massive civil suit O.J. Simpson was involved in in 1997.

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Boxer Gatti's widow awarded $40000, denied the dog

570 NewsBoxer Gatti's widow awarded $40000, denied the dogCalgary HeraldAmanda Rodrigues, widow of late boxer Arturo Gatti, leaves the Palais du Justice in Montreal on Nov. 2, 2009, after battling over Gatti's will. MONTREAL — Amanda Rodrigues, widow of ex-world boxing champ Arturo Gatti, has lost her bid at $150000 of his ...Gatti Widow gets $40000 for Legal Fees580 CFRA RadioArturo Gatti's Widow Loses Bid For 150K, and The DogBoxingScene...

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Gatti widow returns, seeking boxer's full estate

Amanda Rodrigues, the 23-year-old Brazilian widow of boxer Arturo Gatti, is expected to appear in a Quebec court Monday afternoon seeking financial support from his multi-million-dollar estate - while she fights for all of the money, lawyer Pierre-Hugues Fortin said.

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Gatti's family still pursues details

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil -- In his 15-year pro career, Arturo Gatti was boxing's ultimate tough guy -- relentlessly aggressive, all but indomitable. He was the victor in some of the hardest-fought bouts in boxing history. So when he turned up dead, at ...

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Gatti's widow awarded $40,000 by Quebec judge

MONTREAL — The widow of late boxing champion Arturo Gatti has been awarded $40,000 to cover legal fees and child care costs. Amanda Rodrigues was seeking $150,000 from the boxer's estate. Superior Court Justice Paul Chaput announced his decision...

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