Arturo Gatti Jr, son of Hall of Fame boxer Arturo Gatti, has tragically passed away at the age of 17. The teenager was discovered hanging in an apartment in Mexico, where he had been staying with his mother, Amanda Rodrigues.

This tragedy, first shared publicly on Wednesday, has left fans and friends reeling.

Chuck Zito, the late boxer’s longtime bodyguard and confidant, broke the news on Instagram with a series of photos featuring father and son.

“It’s with a heavy heart that I have to say,…. R.I.P. to 17-year-old ARTURO GATTI JR. who was found hanging in an apartment in Mexico yesterday,” Zito wrote. He added, “The same way they found his Father dead in an apartment in Brazil 16 years ago. My condolences to Arturo Gatti Seniors – Mom, Sisters, Brothers, and his daughter Sophia.”