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Aruturo Gatti Jr. — an aspiring boxer and the son of boxing legend Arturo Gatti — has passed away at the age of 17.

Gatti was found dead in Mexico on Monday afternoon.

News of his passing comes courtesy of a statement from the elder Gatti’s former bodyguard, actor Chuck Zito:

Family friend reveals Arturo Gatti Jr.’s cause of death

“It’s with a heavy heart that I have to say,…. R.I.P. to 17-year-old ARTURO GATTI JR., Zito wrote on Instagram.

He added that Gatti died by suicide, but that claim has not been corroborated by any other sources.

According to Zito, Gatti Jr, was found “the same way they found his Father dead in an apartment in Brazil 16 years ago.”

“My condolences to Arturo Gatti Seniors – Mom, Sisters, Brothers, and his daughter Sophia,” the st

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