Amanda Rodrigues Gatti is in custody

Arturo Gatti’s wife Amanda Rodrigues Gatti is in custody! Arturo’s wife Amanda Rodrigues Gatti is in custody for her husband’s death in Porto de Galinhas, Brasil following new shocking revelations. Arturo Gatti was in an apartment Porto de Galinhas, Brazil celebrating his second honeymoon with Amanda Rodrigues Gatti, 23, and their child. But as broke yesterday on LALATE, Gatti was found dead shortly after 6 am. Immediately investigators suspected foul play - Gatti was found dead without a gun shot or stab wound, but with blood on his neck and back of his head as he laid in his underwear.

Gatti was 37.

Now Sunday morning Brazilian police confirm they have Arturo’s wife Amanda Rodrigues Gatti in custody. Why? They claim Amanda gave contradicting testimony when questioned by police. Moreover, authorities tell press that Gatti was strangled with a purse.

The Boxing Scene.com is reporting that a former boxer told Brazilian reporters that Gatti and his wife were having some sort of problems and were about to separate.

Other reports state that Gatti and Rodrigues were apparently involved in a heated argument at a Brazilian bar earlier on Friday evening.

Still other reports state that the two were extremely jealous of each other and that he constantly complained of her clothing when she traveled to Brazil. I guess it begs the question, then why vacation in Brazil?

Gatti was scheduled to testify next week in New York in a suit filed by former opponent Joey Gamache against the New York State Athletic Commission. The suit claimed negligence by the Commission during the 2000 fight’s weigh-in. The lawsuit asserts Gatti was 19 pounds over the 141 pound limit.

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