Boxing Champ Aturo Gatti's Death Ruled Suicide
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Lead investigator Paulo Alberes told The Associated Press on Thursday that police concluded Gatti killed himself on July 11 in a seaside resort in northeastern Brazil.
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July 30, 2009 2:01 PM RIO DE JANEIRO - A Brazilian police investigation has determined that the death of boxer Arturo Gatti was a suicide and a court has ordered the release of his wife, who was once suspected of killing him.
Lead investigator Paulo Alberes told The Associated Press on Thursday that police concluded Gatti killed himself on July 11 in a seaside resort in northeastern Brazil.
Lead investigator Paulo Alberes told The Associated Press on Thursday that police concluded Gatti killed himself on July 11 in a seaside resort in northeastern Brazil.
July 27, 2009 12:10 PM 
ATLANTA - Vernon Forrest made his living with his fists, but his true calling, friends say, was helping children and others with disabilities, treating them like members of his family.
The 38-year-old former two-division champion, who gained stardom when he became the first boxer to defeat Shane Mosley, was shot to death Saturday night in what police are calling an attempted robbery in Atlanta. Police Sgt. Lisa Keyes said in an e-mail Sunday that Forrest was shot several times in the back on a street just southwest of downtown and that there were no suspects.
Boxing Champ Vernon Forrest Murdered
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The 38-year-old former two-division champion, who gained stardom when he became the first boxer to defeat Shane Mosley, was shot to death Saturday night in what police are calling an attempted robbery in Atlanta. Police Sgt. Lisa Keyes said in an e-mail Sunday that Forrest was shot several times in the back on a street just southwest of downtown and that there were no suspects.
July 21, 2009 3:30 PM 
MONTREAL - Arturo Gatti got one last standing ovation on Monday as his family and the boxing world paid tribute to the former world champion from Montreal whose death at a Brazilian resort on July 11 remains a mystery.
An overflow crowd of about 1,000 packed Notre Dame de la Defense church in a north-end Italian neighbourhood for the funeral of one of the sport's most spectacular fighters. Gatti was 37 when he died, only two years after his retirement from the ring.
Final Bell Sounds for Former Boxing Champ Arturo Gatti
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An overflow crowd of about 1,000 packed Notre Dame de la Defense church in a north-end Italian neighbourhood for the funeral of one of the sport's most spectacular fighters. Gatti was 37 when he died, only two years after his retirement from the ring.
July 15, 2009 2:31 PM 
RIO DE JANEIRO - The Brazilian wife of Arturo Gatti asked to be released from jail, where she is held on accusations she strangled the former boxing champion with her purse strap as he drunkenly slept.
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Her lawyer told The Associated Press on Tuesday he petitioned a court to release Amanda Rodrigues while the investigation continues. Celio Avelino expects the court in Recife to rule on Wednesday at the earliest.
Arturo Gatti’s Dancer Wife Wants Out, Says Attorney
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Slide Show: Murdered Champ Remembered
Her lawyer told The Associated Press on Tuesday he petitioned a court to release Amanda Rodrigues while the investigation continues. Celio Avelino expects the court in Recife to rule on Wednesday at the earliest.
July 14, 2009 9:40 AM NEW YORK - Boxing champion Arturo Gatti was known as a tough-as-nails fighter, who would not back down from a challenge. He rose to win the WBC junior welterweight title in 2004 and fought three stunning smash-mouth battles against Micky Ward, a series of fights that some have called the best of the 2000s. Ward would later become a good friend.
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His take-no-prisoners style made him a hometown favorite in three countries.
Photos: Murdered Boxing Champ Arturo Gatti Remembered
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Slide Show: Murdered Champ Remembered
His take-no-prisoners style made him a hometown favorite in three countries.
July 13, 2009 8:20 AM SAO PAULO - Boxing legend Arturo Gatti's stripper wife strangled the former champ to death with a purse strap while he slept, say Brazilian police, who have taken the 23-year-old dancer into custody.
The couple was vacationing at a posh seaside tourist resort in Brazil.
Police said Amanda Rodrigues was taken into custody after contradictions in her interrogation and presented a formal accusation against her. Prosecutors will later decide whether she will be charged.
Boxing Champ Murdered by Stripper Wife, Say Police
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The couple was vacationing at a posh seaside tourist resort in Brazil.
Police said Amanda Rodrigues was taken into custody after contradictions in her interrogation and presented a formal accusation against her. Prosecutors will later decide whether she will be charged.
June 25, 2009 12:50 PM 
WASHINGTON - The Senate urged President Barack Obama Wednesday to pardon the late black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, who was sent to prison nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman.
Senators approved the resolution by voice vote; it now goes to the House.
Johnson became the first black heavyweight champion in 1908 — 100 years before Obama was elected the nation's first black president. The boxer was convicted in 1913 of violating the Mann Act, which made it illegal to transport women across state lines for immoral purposes. The law has since been heavily amended, but has not been repealed.
Will First Black President Pardon First Black Champ?
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Senators approved the resolution by voice vote; it now goes to the House.
Johnson became the first black heavyweight champion in 1908 — 100 years before Obama was elected the nation's first black president. The boxer was convicted in 1913 of violating the Mann Act, which made it illegal to transport women across state lines for immoral purposes. The law has since been heavily amended, but has not been repealed.
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