Arturo Gatti

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  • Boxer Arturo Gatti was found dead in a hotel room in Porto de Galinhas, Brazil on July 11, 2009. Gatti's death was ruled a suicide by Brazilian officials on July 31, 2009.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/07/30/brazil.boxer.death/ His family does not believe that Gatti would have committed suicide. His body was being exhumed at his family's request, and a new autopsy was be performed by the Quebec coroner's office. The second autopsy "did not rule out" homicide.http://boxing.about.com/b/2009/08/05/updates-on-deaths-of-gatti-forrest.htm


    Arturo Gatti had been in Brazil on vacation with his wife, Amanda Rodrigues and 10 month old child at the time of his death. Gatti had been scheduled to fly to New York to testify as a witness in a lawsuit against the New York Athletic Commission the following week.http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2009/07/11/2009-07-11_arturo_gatti_former_boxer_found_dead_on_honeymoon_in_brazil.html

  • Amanda Rodrigues Arrested

    On July 12, 2009, Gatti's wife, Amanda Carina Barbosa Rodrigues, was arrested for Gatti's murder . According to police, Gatti was found with strangulation marks on his neck and his wife had several inconsistencies in her story. Media reports said a pocket book strap with blood on it was found at the crime scene.http://www.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/07/12/gatti.boxing.dead.brazil/index.html

    According to local media, Gatti and Rodrigues, a former stripper, fought in a bar the night before the murder. He allegedly hit and pushed her.http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2009/07/12/2009-07-12_police_arrest_wife_of_slain_boxer_gatti.html

  • Arturo Gatti HBO Special

    HBO replayed Gatti's 3 fights with Micky Ward on July 18 and 19 as a celebration of his career. ET/PT The fights will also be available on HBO On Demand from July 20 to Aug. 16.http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4325645&name=rafael_dan

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