The Mystery of Arturo Gatti Resurfaces After the Tragic Death of His Son, Arturo Gatti Jr.

Arturo “Thunder” Gatti was a boxer whose life seemed tailor-made for drama. Born in Italy and raised in Canada, his story was marked by intensity, glory, and a tragedy that still raises unanswered questions. From his humble beginnings to his mysterious death, every chapter of his life reads like a boxing novel. Born on April 15, 1972, in Cassino, Italy, Gatti and his family emigrated to Montreal, Canada, when he was just five years old. Raised in a working-class, immigrant neighborhood, it was his older brother Joe who introduced him to boxing. At age 19, Gatti walked away from his Olympic dre