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In 2011, Wahlberg confirmed to Spike TV that The Fighter 2 is in the works, which will focus on the legendary fight trilogy between Ward and Arturo Gatti. [10] Lowell hip hop artist D-Tension released the song, '’One Hit to the Body'’ which Micky used as his ring entrance music for the On May 18, 2002 Ward-Gatti bout.
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 Gatti–Mayweather bout had been in the making for over a year. After a tough trilogy with Mickey Ward, Gatti earned a shot at the vacant WBC super lightweight (AKA light welterweight) championship, winning the title on January 21, 2004, with a unanimous decision victory over Gianluca Branco.
The Floyd Mayweather vs John Gotti III fight card begins on DAZN at 7 p.m. (CT) on Aug. 24, with the main event ring walks expected to begin at approximately 10:15 p.m. (CT).
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In 2011, Wahlberg was involved in developing a sequel, The Fighter 2, which would focus on the legendary fight trilogy between Ward and Arturo Gatti. [59] In 2013, Jerry Ferrara signed on to play Gatti. [60] In 2015, producer Todd Lieberman came out with a statement the sequel is far from over. [citation needed]
Micky Ward United States: Arturo Gatti Canada: Majority decision after 10 rounds (95-93, 94-93, 94-94) Welterweight: None First fight in Gatti-Ward trilogy 2003: April 26 Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States James Toney United States: Vassily Jirov Kazakhstan: Unanimous decision after 12 rounds (117-109, 117-109, 116-110) Cruiserweight
The rivalry between Israel Vázquez and Rafael Márquez was a series of four boxing matches that took place between 2007 and 2010, which has been described as "the most entertaining fight series in recent boxing history", [1] and has been compared with two other notable series of fights in the decade: Arturo Gatti vs Micky Ward and Erik Morales vs Marco Antonio Barrera. [2]