Thread: Arturo "Thunder" Gatti dead at 37

This is a heart breaker for the boxing world.

Arturo Gatti Found Dead in Hotel Room

SAO PAULO (AP) -- Former boxing champion Arturo Gatti, whose epic trilogy with Micky Ward branded him one of the most exciting fighters of his generation, was found dead in a hotel room in the posh seaside resort of Porto de Galihnas early Saturday.

Police investigator Edilson Alves told The Associated Press that the body of the former junior welterweight champ was discovered in his room at the tourist resort, where Gatti had arrived on Friday with his Brazilian wife Amanda and 1-year-old son.

Alves said police were investigating and it was unclear how the 37-year-old Canadian died.

"It is still too early to say anything concrete, although it is all very strange,'' Alves said. He declined to provide any additional details.

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Originally Posted by JoeMama

This is a heart breaker for the boxing world.

Arturo Gatti Found Dead in Hotel Room

SAO PAULO (AP) -- Former boxing champion Arturo Gatti, whose epic trilogy with Micky Ward branded him one of the most exciting fighters of his generation, was found dead in a hotel room in the posh seaside resort of Porto de Galihnas early Saturday.

Police investigator Edilson Alves told The Associated Press that the body of the former junior welterweight champ was discovered in his room at the tourist resort, where Gatti had arrived on Friday with his Brazilian wife Amanda and 1-year-old son.

Alves said police were investigating and it was unclear how the 37-year-old Canadian died.

"It is still too early to say anything concrete, although it is all very strange,'' Alves said. He declined to provide any additional details.

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That sucks. Those Gatti/Ward fights were epic.

And it's suddenly getting strange.

Brazilian police detain Arturo Gatti's wife

Police in Brazil have detained the wife of Canadian boxer Arturo "Thunder" Gatti as a suspect in his death. The boxer's body was found early Saturday morning in a hotel room at the posh Porto de Galinhas resort.

Amanda Rodrigues, 23, was taken into custody on Sunday after she gave contradictory statements to police, Brazilian authorities said.

According to Pernambuco state police spokesperson Milena Saraiva, the police investigation is not yet complete. However, authorities were concerned that Rodrigues, who is from Brazil, could not explain how she spent 10 hours in the hotel room without noticing that Gatti was dead.

Saraiva told the Associated Press that Gatti was strangled with the strap of a purse, which was found at the scene covered in blood stains.

Gatti also had a head injury.

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Originally Posted by JMNY83

and a boxer couldn't force a woman who is strangling him with a purse off of him? I don't see the logic.

He also suffered a head injury. If she knocks him out from behind first...