ARTURO GATTI JR has tragically died aged 17.<\/p>\n
The Canadian had followed in his legendary late father\u2019s footsteps in boxing and competed on the amateur circuit.<\/p>\n
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Former boxer Jean Pascal posted an AI-generated image of Arturo Gatti Jr alongside his late father<\/p>\n
Gatti Jr had claimed that he aimed to follow in his father\u2019s illustrious boxing footsteps<\/p>\n
Former world champion Gatti Sr passed away aged 37 in 2009, when his son was just a baby.<\/p>\n
His wife Amanda Rodrigues was initially charged with murder \u2013 but following the autopsy it was deemed that the boxer had taken his own life while on a family holiday in Brazil.<\/p>\n
Earlier today, former boxer Jean Pascal revealed that Gatti Jr had died.<\/p>\n
Alongside an AI picture of the two Gattis together, Pascal wrote on his Instagram story: \u201cSixteen years after losing his father, the world loses another Gatti.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe son of a legend two fighters, one legacy. Both gone too soon.<\/p>\n
\u201cMay they reunite in peace. My heart is heavy\u2026 life can be unfair sometimes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sending strength, love and prayers to his family.<\/p>\n
\u201cMay he rest in power, like his father a true warrior.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gatti Sr, left, died in 2009Credit: Getty<\/p>\n
Gatti Sr\u2019s former bodyguard Chuck Zito paid tribute, writing on Instagram: \u201cMy condolences to Arturo Gatti Seniors \u2013 Mom, Sisters, Brothers, and his daughter Sophia.\u201d<\/p>\n
In his final Instagram post a fortnight ago, Gatti Jr posted an AI-generated image of himself standing alongside his late father, with both dressed in boxing gear.<\/p>\n
Plenty of fans also paid tribute to Gatti Jr.<\/p>\n