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Super Featherweight–Welterweight · Modern Era (1990–Present)

Arturo Gatti

"Thunder"

40
Wins
9
Losses
0
Draws
31
KOs
78%
KO %
Born
1972
Died
2009
Nationality
Canada / Italy
Career
1991–2007

Boxing's 'Human Highlight Reel', famed for his trilogy with Micky Ward.

Titles & Honours

Career Timeline

1991–2007
  1. Milestone

    First recorded professional bout

    vs Jose Gonzales · W TKO

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  2. Milestone

    25th recorded win

    vs Wilson Rodriguez · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.

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  3. Signature fight

    vs Micky Ward

    W UD · Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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  4. Milestone

    Latest recorded bout

    vs Alfonso Gómez · L TKO. Not necessarily the retirement date.

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Title wins · dates not yet documented

Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.

Photo Archive

Arturo Gatti · upload user chamberoffear · CC BY-SA 2.0
Arturo Gatti · upload user chamberoffear · CC BY-SA 2.0

1 archival photographs under their original licences.

Fight-by-Fight Record

DateResultOpponentMethodRoundVenue
1991-06-10WJose GonzalesTKO3Meadowlands Exposition Center, Secaucus, New Jersey , U.S.
1991-07-09WLuis MelendezKO1The Blue Horizon , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.
1991-08-02WRichard De JesusTKO1Quality Inn Hotel, Newark, New Jersey , U.S.
1991-10-22WFrancisco AguianoTKO1The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1992-04-22WAntonio GonzalezTKO1Meadowlands Arena , East Rutherford, New Jersey , U.S.
1992-05-15WJoe LafontantUD6Trump Taj Mahal , Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S.
1992-11-17LKing SolomonSD6The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1993-03-23WPlamen GechevTKO1Rotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis , Rotterdam , Netherlands
1993-04-07WCurtis MathisTKO3Robert Treat Hotel , Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
1993-05-15WClifford HicksKO3Memorial High School , Brick Township, New Jersey , U.S.
1993-06-20WChristino SueroKO3Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1993-07-30WRobert ScottKO1Ramada Hotel, New York City, New York , U.S.
1993-08-24WLuis GuzmanKO1Merv Griffin's Resorts , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1993-10-23WDerek FrancisKO1Sands Casino Hotel , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1993-11-11WGlenn IrizarryTKO1Huntington Hilton Hotel, Melville, New York , U.S.
1994-01-08WLeon BosticMD8Friar Tuck Inn, Catskill, New York , U.S.
1994-05-06WDarrell SingletonTKO1Convention Hall , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1994-06-28WPete TaliaferroTKO1Meadowlands Exposition Center, Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S.
1994-08-16WRichard SalazarTKO10The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1994-11-22WJose SanabriaUD12Meadowlands Exposition Center, Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S.
1995-03-09WRoman SmolenkovKO1Martinihal , Groningen , Netherlands
1995-04-22WTialano TovarKO1Bally's Park Place , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1995-07-13WBarrington FrancisTKO6Circus Maximus Showroom , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1995-10-07WCarlos VergaraTKO1Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1995-12-15WTracy Harris PattersonUD12Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York, U.S.
1996-03-23WWilson RodriguezKO6The Theater at Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York, U.S.
1996-07-11WFeliciano CorreaKO3Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1997-02-22WTracy Harris PattersonUD12Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1997-05-04WCalvin GroveRTD7Circus Maximus Showroom, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1997-10-04WGabriel RuelasTKO5Boardwalk Hall , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1998-01-17LAngel ManfredyTKO8Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1998-08-22LIvan RobinsonSD10Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1998-12-12LIvan RobinsonUD10Etess Arena , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1999-08-14WReyes MunozTKO1Foxwoods Resort Casino , Ledyard, Connecticut , U.S.
2000-02-26WJoey GamacheKO2Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
2000-04-29WEric JakubowskiTKO2Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
2000-09-08WJoe HutchinsonUD10Molson Centre , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
2001-03-24LOscar De La HoyaTKO5MGM Grand Garden Arena , Paradise, Nevada , U.S.
2002-01-26WTerron MillettTKO4The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
2002-05-18LMicky WardMD10Mohegan Sun Arena , Montville, Connecticut , U.S.
2002-11-23WMicky WardUD10Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
2003-06-07WMicky WardUD10Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
2004-01-24WGianluca BrancoUD12Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
2004-07-24WLeonard DorofteiKO2Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
2005-01-29WJesse James LeijaKO5Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
2005-06-25LFloyd Mayweather Jr.RTD6Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
2006-01-28WThomas DamgaardTKO11Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
2006-07-22LCarlos BaldomirTKO9Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
2007-07-14LAlfonso GómezTKO7Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

Showing 49 of 49 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.

Record notes

Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.

Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).

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