Gatti Found Dead

[carpaltonnel]

Arturo Gatti, 37, found dead while on vacation in Brazil.

Brazilian police suspect foul play.

Gatti (40-9, 31 KO) won IBF super featherweight and WBC super lightweight titles during career.


Found on ESPN News

[DetroitSportsFan]

Never heard of him (not much of a boxing fan), but RIP.

[Original-6ix]

ya rip gatti, he thrilled us with some exciting fights.

[Azyiu]

37 is too young, RIP.

[Blu_Ray_UK2007]

R.i.p

[PH3AR]

Saw this on Sportscenter last nite

RIP

[carpaltonnel]

This was shown on Yahoo's Homepage.


AP - Jul 11, 5:53 pm EDT 1 of 8 Boxing Gallery SAO PAULO (AP)—The wife of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti was detained as a suspect by Brazilian authorities Sunday following his death at a posh seaside resort.

Police said 23-year-old Amanda Rodrigues was taken into custody after contradictions in her interrogation. Gatti’s body was found early Saturday in a hotel room at the Porto de Galinhas resort in northeastern Brazil.

The former junior welterweight champion was apparently strangled with the strap of a purse, which was found at the scene with blood stains, said Milena Saraiva, a spokeswoman for the Pernambuco state civil police. She told The Associated Press that the Canadian also had a head injury.

The investigation was not complete, but Saraiva said authorities were preparing to present a formal accusation against Rodrigues, who denied being involved in her husband’s death.

Police said Rodrigues, a Brazilian, could not explain how she spent nearly 10 hours in the room without noticing that Gatti was already dead.

Police were investigating witness reports that the couple fought and Gatti was drunk when he returned to his room Friday night, Saraiva said, adding that police were told the pair were extremely jealous of each other and that he constantly complained of her clothing when she traveled to Brazil.

Acelino “Popo” Freitas, a four-time world champion Brazilian boxer, told Globo TV’s Web site on Saturday that he was a close friend of Gatti and his wife and that he “knew they were having some sort of problem and were about to separate.”

The couple’s 1-year-old son, who was unhurt, was with Rodrigues’ sister, Saraiva said.

The 37-year-old Gatti, whose epic trilogy with Micky Ward branded him one of the most exciting fighters of his generation, retired in 2007 with a career record of 40-9 and 31 knockouts.

Known for his straightforward punching and granite-like chin, Gatti captured the junior welterweight title in 1995, when he defeated Tracy Harris Patterson in Atlantic City.

[b0bby]

whats up with these btches killing off these star athletes?

RIP gatti. great boxer with some very memorable fights.

[Josh]

The Gatti/Ward fights were some of the most entertaining fights of all time



Especially since they remained such good friends



He will be missed.

[fatediesel]

If heavyweights fought like Gatti boxing would still be huge. He gave everything and made sure all his fights were exciting. Feel bad for his son. He's just one year old and he'll never know his dad and his mother will most likely spend the rest of her life in prison. I'm curious if Gatti was trying to reconcile with his wife by going on vacation with her rather than splitting up.

[fatediesel]

Police have ruled the death a suicide and have released his wife from custody. I've got some trouble with this one. His wife's story changed throughout the investigation. She was in the room with the body for 10 hours and claimed she thought he was sleeping.

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