[Sly Fox]

If I'm a pro athlete, I am being careful around the young 20-something in my life. This one is bizarre ...

Boxer Gatti's wife accused of murder

ESPN.com news services

SAO PAULO -- Brazilian authorities detained the wife of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti and formally accused her Sunday of killing him at a posh seaside tourist resort in Brazil.

Police said 23-year-old Amanda Rodrigues was taken into custody after contradictions in her interrogation and presented a formal accusation against her. Prosecutors will later decide whether she will be charged.

However, various media reports said Rodrigues had already been charged with the murder.

Rodrigues, who denies any involvement in her husband's death, was the first to find the slain boxer's body early Saturday inside the vacation apartment they were renting at the Porto de Galinhas resort in northeastern Brazil, police said.

The former junior welterweight champion was apparently strangled with the strap of a purse, which was found at the scene with blood stains, said Milena Saraiva, a spokeswoman for the Pernambuco state civil police. She told The Associated Press that the Canadian also sustained a head injury.

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He was one of my favorite fighters of the past decade or so. A true warrior in the ring.

[BJWilliams]

Gatti-Ward probably goes down as one of the greatest if not THE greatest fight series ever

[Cider Jim]

The former junior welterweight champion was apparently strangled with the strap of a purse.

[olldflame]

This was his wife, not his mistress. Obviously, you want a marriage partner who is stable, but there is nothing intrinsically wrong with marrying someone who is more than a couple of years younger (or older) than you are. Totally conjecture, but I would say the odds are good that the motivation for this was either financial or the OTHER 20 something(s) he had on the side, and people of all ages have been known to commit violent acts over money or in response to a partners infidelity.

[NG33]

So sad.. He was very talented. Those fights with Mickey Ward were incredible. He was actually planning on going on to the set of the new Mickey Ward movie in Lowell, MA in a couple weeks too, and since I'm from there I was hoping to try and get his autograph or something. Looks like that ain't happening.