Fallen Boxing Champion

ARTURO GATTI
1972-2009
R.I.P.








Arturo Gatti was found dead in his vacation apartment Saturday
in north eastern 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 sustained a head injury.
Arturo's wife Amanda Rodrigues apparently found the champs body and called the authorities.
It is still being investigated as to what and who may have harmed Mr. Gatti.
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.
This may seem strange for this article to be on the LVbuzz but the fight world would not
be the same without Vegas and Vegas would not be the same without the fight world.

In the fight world there are those that fight with an intensity and heart felt performances
that leave the viewer in utter awe and disbelief that a human could have that much desire
to just win......that my friend was Arturo Gatti.