India, Oct. 9 -- Arturo Gatti Jr. was found dead this week in a scene that was eerily similar to how his father had died. The 17-year-old was the son of boxing great Arturo Gatti, who died in 2009.

The news of Gatti Jr's demise was shared on social media by Chuck Zito, Gatti's former bodyguard. "It's with a heavy heart that I have to say,.... R.I.P. to 17-year-old ARTURO GATTI JR.My condolences to Arturo Gatti Seniors - Mom, Sisters, Brothers, and his daughter Sophia," Zito wrote on Instagram.

Gatti Jr was found hanging by the neck in his apartment in Mexico, Zito shared.

".was found hanging in an apartment in Mexico yesterday. The same way they found his Father dead in an apartment in Brazil 16 years ago," the former bodyguard said. ...