India, Oct. 9 -- Arturo Gatti Jr. died at the age of 17 in Mexico on Monday, as per his close family friends. Gatti Jr. was residing in Mexico with his mother, Amanda Rodrigues, who is Arturo "Thunder" Gatti's widow, according to Ring Magazine. While the local authorities had not yet verified the cause of death, his acquaintance said that he was found hanging in his Mexico apartment.

Prominent athletes paid tribute to him on social media. "Sixteen years after losing his father, the world loses another Gatti," said former world champion Jean Pascal in a social media post alongside an AI image of a father and son. Chuck Zito, a former bodyguard and longtime family friend, also expressed sympathy and shared somber information that has surfa...