Arturo Gatti Jr. was found dead in his apartment this week at just 17 years old ... in a scene eerily similar to the death of his father, boxing great Arturo Gatti.
Chuck Zito, Gatti's former bodyguard (and actor and stuntman), broke the shocking news on social media Wednesday morning ... announcing the teen's tragic death.
"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.