Overview

• The 17-year-old boxer and son of Arturo “Thunder” Gatti was discovered dead in a Mexico City apartment earlier this week, according to multiple reports.
• The first public confirmation came from family friend and former bodyguard Chuck Zito on Instagram, who said Gatti Jr. was found hanging, a detail authorities have not confirmed.
• Mexican investigators are conducting inquiries and considering multiple hypotheses, including suicide and possible foul play.
• Gatti Jr. lived in Mexico with his mother, Amanda Rodrigues, had debuted in Hermosillo in May 2025, and was training with hopes of competing at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
• The case draws renewed attention to the elder Gatti’s 2009 death in Brazil, officially ruled a suicide but long disputed by relatives and associates.