Arturo Gatti

Arturo Gatti
Gatti in 2002
Born(1972-04-15)April 15, 1972
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedJuly 11, 2009(2009-07-11) (aged 37)
Ipojuca, Brazil
Other namesThunder
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
Reach68 in (173 cm)[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights49
Wins40
Wins by KO31
Losses9

Arturo Gatti (April 15, 1972 – July 11, 2009) was a Canadian professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2007.[2][3][4]

A world champion in two weight classes, Gatti held the IBF junior lightweight title from 1995 to 1998, and the WBC super lightweight title from 2004 to 2005. He also participated in The 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.[5][6] After his death in 2009, Gatti was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on December 10, 2012, in his first year of eligibility, becoming the tenth Canadian boxer to be so inducted.[7]

Gatti was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[8] Gatti eventually relocated to Jersey City, New Jersey, as a teenager where he found a manager he trusted and decided to turn pro. He returned to Montreal after retiring from boxing to work in real estate.[9][10]

He died under mysterious circumstances in 2009. His Brazilian wife was arrested for his homicide, then released after an autopsy done in Brazil ruled his death was a suicide. Subsequent American and Canadian investigations could not agree on Gatti's cause of death,[11] and discovered a history of suicidal ideation.[12]

  1. ^ a b HBO Sports tale of the tape prior to the first Micky Ward fight.
  2. ^ "Canada wants more info about Gatti's death". National Post.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Canadian former boxing champion Gatti found dead in Brazil". TSN. July 11, 2009. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  4. ^ "Canadian former boxing champion Gatti found dead in Brazil". CTV News Channel. July 11, 2009. Archived from the original on July 13, 2009.
  5. ^ "Boxer Arturo Gatti found dead". CBC News. July 11, 2009.
  6. ^ The Other Fighter: Remembering Arturo "Thunder" Gatti Archived March 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Arturo Gatti inducted into Boxing Hall of Fame". QMI Agency. December 11, 2012. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ Pothier, Jacques (February 2011). Éditions La Presse (ed.). Arturo Gatti : Le dernier round (in French). Montreal. ISBN 978-2-923681-52-8. OCLC 701590105.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ^ "Arturo Gatti considering return to the ring". The Canadian Press. September 24, 2008. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  10. ^ "Foul play suspected in Gatti's death". ESPN. July 11, 2009.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference cbc-coroner was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ "Arturo Gatti's suicidal past revealed". CBC News. September 23, 2011.