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Arturo Gatti (April 15, 1972 – July 11, 2009) was a Canadian professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2007. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] A world champion in two weight classes , Gatti held the IBF junior lightweight title from 1995 to 1998, and the WBC super lightweight title from 2004 to 2005.
The following is a list of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing. In February 1995, it was estimated that "approximately 500 boxers have died in the ring or as a result of boxing since the Marquess of Queensberry Rules were introduced in 1884." [1] 22 boxers died in 1953 alone. [1]
George Michael Ward Jr. (born October 4, 1965), often known by his nickname, "Irish" Micky Ward, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2003. He challenged once for the IBF light welterweight title in 1997, and held the WBU light welterweight title in 2000.
Professional boxer Ubayd Haider has died after collapsing outside the ring following a featherweight title fight. Haider, a native of Fiji, had been in a coma at the country’s Lautoka Aspen ...
Gabriel Ruelas, (born on July 23, 1970, in Yerbabuena, Jalisco, Mexico), [1] is a Mexican former professional boxer who held the WBC Super Featherweight world championship from 1994 to 1995. [ 2 ] Professional career
The World Boxing Council (WBC) president confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, that Israel Vázquez, a Mexican fighter who won three world titles in his boxing career, has died. He was 46. (AP Photo ...
The team manager of the top-seeded men's heavyweight boxer at the Paris Olympics died at the athletes village in Saint-Denis. Lionel Fatu Elika died on Friday morning local time at the village ...
"Lightning" Joe Gatti (born 12 April 1967) is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1987 to 2002. He challenged twice for world championships; the WBC super welterweight title in 1993 and the IBF super middleweight title in 2002. He is the older brother of former two-division world champion of boxing, Arturo Gatti.