Arturo Gatti
Professional Boxer, Boxer
1972 – 2009
Who was Arturo Gatti?
Arturo "Thunder" Gatti was an Italian-born Canadian professional boxer. Born in Cassino, Italy and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Gatti relocated to Jersey City, New Jersey as a teenager. He returned to Montreal after retiring from boxing to work in real estate.
Gatti won world championships designated by two different boxing boards in two different weight classes. He also participated in Ring Magazine's "Fight of the Year" a total of four times. He announced his retirement on July 14, 2007. On December 10, 2012, Gatti was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, in his first year of eligibility. He became the 10th Canadian pugilist to be inducted into the IBHOF.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Apr 15, 1972
Cassino - Also known as
- Thunder
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Amanda Rodrigues
(2007/08/22 - 2009/07/11)
- Amanda Rodrigues
- Nationality
- Canada
- Italy
- Profession
- Lived in
- Jersey City
- Montreal
- Died
- Jul 11, 2009
Ipojuca
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Arturo Gatti." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 17 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/arturo_gatti>.
Discuss this Arturo Gatti biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In