Overview

• Local reports say the 17-year-old son of Arturo “Thunder” Gatti was discovered in a Mexico City apartment, with his death confirmed on Wednesday.
• Mexican authorities have not released an official cause of death and indicate the case remains under investigation.
• Former bodyguard Chuck Zito announced the news online and claimed Gatti Jr. was found hanging, a detail not confirmed by officials.
• The case recalls the 2009 death of his father in Brazil, officially ruled a suicide yet long contested over forensic questions.
• Gatti Jr. lived in Mexico with his mother, Amanda Rodrigues, and had boxed in Hermosillo earlier this year as he pursued a career in the sport.