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Boxing Legend Arturo Gatti's Son, 17, Found Dead 'the Same Way' as His Dad

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Amateur boxer Arturo Gatti Jr., the son of late boxing legend Arturo Gatti, was found dead at age 17 in circumstances similar to his father’s 2009 death. Gatti Sr.’s former bodyguard, Chuck Zito, broke the news in an Instagram post on Wednesday, October 8, sharing that Gatti Jr, was found dead “in an apartment in Mexico” on Tuesday, October 7. He died by suicide, according to Zito. “It’s with a heavy heart that I have to say R.I.P. to 17-year-old ARTURO GATTI JR.,” Zito wrote in his Instagram post alongside several photos of the teenage boxer. Zito added that Gatti Jr. was found “the same way...