Arturo Gatti
Career, Record, Stats
Arturo Gatti (Thunder) was a Canadian professional boxer. He was a two-weightclass world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 16 years, 1 month, and 4 days, Gatti amassed a record of 40-9, which includes 31 wins via KO, 4 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2013.
Arturo Gatti's Boxing Career
Arturo Gatti was born in Cassino, Italy on April 15, 1972. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on June 10, 1991 against Jose Gonzales. Gatti defeated Gonzales via 3rd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Gatti became a world champion at the age of 23 after 24 professional fights. He challenged Tracy Harris Patterson for the IBF super-featherweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the super-lightweight (WBC) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Gatti's last fight was a 7th-round TKO loss to Alfonso Gómez at age 35, on July 14, 2007.
Some of Arturo Gatti's best fights were against Thomas Damgaard, Leonard Doroftei, Gabriel Ruelas, Jesse James Leija, Gianluca Branco, and Micky Ward. For a complete list of Gatti's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Arturo Gatti".
Gatti has 9 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Arturo Gatti Losses".
Arturo Gatti's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
49 | Jul 14, 2007 | 35 | 
Alfonso Gómez 26 16-3-2  | loss | TKO 7 |
48 | Jul 22, 2006 | 34 | 
Carlos Baldomir 35 42-9-6 | loss | TKO 9 |
47 | Jan 28, 2006 | 33 | 
Thomas Damgaard 34 37-0 | win | TKO 11 |
46 | Jun 25, 2005 | 33 | 
Floyd Mayweather Jr. 28 33-0 | loss | RTD 6 |
45 | Jan 29, 2005 | 32 | 
Jesse James Leija 38 47-6-2 | win | KO 5 |
44 | Jul 24, 2004 | 32 | 
Leonard Doroftei 34 22-0-1 | win | KO 2 |
43 | Jan 24, 2004 | 31 | 
Gianluca Branco 33 32-0-1 | win | UD 12 |
42 | Jun 07, 2003 | 31 | 
Micky Ward 37 38-12 | win | UD 10 |
41 | Nov 23, 2002 | 30 |
Micky Ward 37 38-11 | win | UD 10 |
40 | May 18, 2002 | 30 |
Micky Ward 36 37-11 | loss | MD 10 |
39 | Jan 26, 2002 | 29 |  Terron Millett | win | TKO 4 |
38 | Mar 24, 2001 | 28 | 
Oscar De La Hoya 28 32-2 | loss | TKO 5 |
37 | Sep 08, 2000 | 28 | Joe Hutchinson | win | UD 10 |
36 | Apr 29, 2000 | 28 | Eric Jakubowski | win | TKO 2 |
35 | Feb 26, 2000 | 27 | Joey Gamache | win | KO 2 |
34 | Aug 14, 1999 | 27 | Reyes Munoz | win | TKO 1 |
33 | Dec 12, 1998 | 26 | 
Ivan Robinson 27 26-2 | loss | UD 10 |
32 | Aug 22, 1998 | 26 |
Ivan Robinson 27 25-2 | loss | SD 10 |
31 | Jan 17, 1998 | 25 | 
Angel Manfredy 23 22-2-1 | loss | TKO 8 |
30 | Oct 04, 1997 | 25 | 
Gabriel Ruelas 27 44-3 | win | TKO 5 |
29 | May 04, 1997 | 25 | Calvin Grove | win | RTD 7 |
28 | Feb 22, 1997 | 24 | Tracy Harris Patterson | win | UD 12 |
27 | Jul 11, 1996 | 24 | Feliciano Correa | win | KO 3 |
26 | Mar 23, 1996 | 23 | Wilson Rodriguez | win | KO 6 |
25 | Dec 15, 1995 | 23 | Tracy Harris Patterson | win | UD 12 |
24 | Oct 07, 1995 | 23 | Carlos Vergara | win | TKO 1 |
23 | Jul 13, 1995 | 23 | Barrington Francis | win | TKO 6 |
22 | Apr 22, 1995 | 23 | Tialano Tovar | win | KO 1 |
21 | Mar 09, 1995 | 22 | Roman Smolenkov | win | KO 1 |
20 | Nov 22, 1994 | 22 | Jose Sanabria | win | UD 12 |
19 | Aug 16, 1994 | 22 | Richard Salazar | win | TKO 10 |
18 | Jun 28, 1994 | 22 | Pete Taliaferro | win | TKO 1 |
17 | May 06, 1994 | 22 | Darrell Singleton | win | TKO 1 |
16 | Jan 08, 1994 | 21 | Leon Bostic | win | MD 8 |
15 | Nov 11, 1993 | 21 | Glenn Irizarry | win | TKO 1 |
14 | Oct 23, 1993 | 21 | Derek Francis | win | KO 1 |
13 | Aug 24, 1993 | 21 | Luis Guzman | win | KO 1 |
12 | Jul 30, 1993 | 21 | Robert Scott | win | KO 1 |
11 | Jun 20, 1993 | 21 | Christino Suero | win | KO 3 |
10 | May 15, 1993 | 21 | Clifford Hicks | win | KO 3 |
9 | Apr 07, 1993 | 20 | Curtis Mathis | win | TKO 3 |
8 | Mar 23, 1993 | 20 | Plamen Gechev | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Nov 17, 1992 | 20 | King Solomon | loss | SD 6 |
6 | May 15, 1992 | 20 | Joe Lafontant | win | UD 6 |
5 | Apr 22, 1992 | 20 | Antonio Gonzalez | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Oct 22, 1991 | 19 | Francisco Aguiano | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Aug 02, 1991 | 19 | Richard De Jesus | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Jul 09, 1991 | 19 | Luis Melendez | win | KO 1 |
1 | Jun 10, 1991 | 19 | Jose Gonzales | win | TKO 3 |