Arturo Gatti (40-8-0-31 KO's) 147lbs
Alfonso Gomez (16-3-2-7 KO's) "The Contender" 147lbs

note: Gatti comming off a 356 day layoff
note: Micky Ward training Gatti for this fight
note: Gomez has never been knocked out

ROUND 1

Here we go! Gatti jabs. Jabs to the body. Gomez lands a right. Jab by Gomez. Crowd already chanting "Gatti". Right by Gomez. Jab by Gomez. Jab by Gatti. Gomez kands a hard body shot. Hard hook by Gomez. Gomes lands a right. Jabs by Gatti land. Gatti lands a right. They trade jabs. Gatti jabs. Hard right by Gomez lands. Hard body shot by Gomez, misses a huge left hook. Hard uppercut by Gatti. Gatti bouncing. Gomez misses a big right and Gatti holds him and spins him. Gatti misses a right and Gomez lands the counter hook. Gatti lands a hook. Solid round for Gomez.

Gomez round 10-9

ROUND 2

Gatti bouncing. Gatti throws three nice jabs. Gatti goes to the body. Gatti's starting to attack. Gomez misses a huge uppercut. Gatti jabs. Another jab by Gatti. Gomez lands a right. Jab by Gatti. Gomez lands a hook. Left olands for Gomez. Gatti snapping the jab. They trade jabs. Gomez misses two rights. Two uppercuts by Gatti miss. He lands the left. Hard right by Gomez. Gomez jabs. Gatti misses two big hooks. They trade now. Gatti lands a nice left hook. Gomez jabs now.

Gomez round 10-9

ROUND 3

Both guys come out jabbing. More jabs. Gatti fighting southpaw momentarily. Gomez lands a hook. Gomez misses a big right. Nice uppercut by Gatti. Jab by Gatti. Nice body shot by Gomez. Gomez lands a low blow. Hard right by Gomez. Gomez lands a combo. They wrestle on the ropes. Uppercut by Gatti. Gatti unleashes and lands a nice combo. Great body shots. Jab by Gatti. Gomez goes hard to the body. Misses a big right. Another body shot by Gomez. Gatti moving. Hard hook by Gomez. Close round.

Gomez round 10-9

ROUND 4

Gatti bouncing. They trade jabs. Gomez jabs. Hard hook by Gomez. Gatti jabbing. Right to the body by Gatti. Gomez goes hard to the body. Gatti lands a nice jab. Gomez misses a big right. They trade jabs. Gatti blocks the hook. Gomez lands a big right and finishes the combo. Gatti looks discouraged. Trying to jab now is Gatti. Gatti misses a big right. Gomez lands sharp straight shots. Gomez lands a hard right. Gomez lands a low blow. Gomez lands a hard jab. Jab snaps Gatti's head back. Hard jabs. Gomez dominating.

Gomez round 10-9

ROUND 5

They trade on the inside. Gatti throws a hard right. Gatti moving forward now. They trade now. Solid action. Gatti misses a big right. Jab by Gatti. One/Two by Gomez. Gomez jabs. Gomez lands a right. Gomez goes to the body. Gatti lands a hook. Gatti misses a big right. Jab by Gatti. Uppercut by Gatti. Hard right over the top by Gomez. They both jab. Gatti goes to the body. Hard one/two by Gomez. They tie up now. Hard body hook by Gomez. Gatti goes to the body. Gomez tees off with a big right. Gomez lands a jab.

Gomez round 10-9

ROUND 6

Gomez lands a jab. Hard right by Gomez. Gatti lands a right. They trade jabs. Gatti moves off the ropes well. Gomez misses a big right. Gatti moving well and puts on a little foot work show. Not helping win the round though. They trade jabs. Hard right by Gomez lands flush. Jab by Gatti. Gomez just misses a huge right. Gatti still trying to box. They trade body shots now. Gatti lands a right. Gomez lands his own. Gatti jabs. Gomez goes to the body. Gatti lands a nice jab. Close round.

Gomez round 10-9

ROUND 7

Both guys come out bouncing. Hard right misses for Gomez. They hold now. Gomez lands hard shots to the top of Gatti's head. Another hard right lands for Gomez, SHAKES GATTI! HE LANDS THREE STRAIGHT RIGHTS.! Gatti pinned on the ropes. Gatti tries to fire back but he's taking bombs. Gatti forces the clinch. Gatti takes body shots now. More bombs by Gomez. Gatti just covering up. The ref keeping an eye out. The crowd chanting. RIGHT HAND PUTS GATTI DOWN! LARRY HAZARD GETS INTO THE RING AND STOPS THE FIGHT!!!!!


YOUR WINNER BY TKO...


...ALFONSO GOMEZ!!!!!!

This was hard to watch. Gatti's done.

Gomez fought a hell of a fight though. Take nothing away from him. He did exactly what he had to do.

Good fight for Gomez. He fvkin destroyed Gatti with that wicked right that ended the fight.

it was obvious early on that the right hand would end it.

Gomez called out Chavez Jr.

Adios Arturo.

Gatti announced his retirement after the fight in the dressing room.