Arturo Gatti hanged himself with a handbag strap from a staircase column more than seven feet off the ground, Brazilian police said today as they released new details about the boxer's death.

Arturo and Amanda Gatti following their wedding at the Grand Canyon in 2007. Amanda Gatti (CBS) - Amanda Gatti is 25 years old, but she has lived through more drama and survived more trauma than ...

Gatti could have opted for retirement after last June, when Floyd Mayweather Jr. embarrassed him through six rounds of a one-sided slaughter. As his trainer, Buddy McGirt, cradled the swollen ...

Arturo Gatti, Fearless Boxer Known for Relentless Violence, Dies at 37. Mr. Gatti, best known for three brutal bouts with Micky Ward, was found dead in a Brazilian hotel room.

This wasn't a fight, it was a showcase. It was a masterclass. It was tough to watch for the many millions of Arturo Gatti ...

AP photo/Clemilson Campos/JC ImagemAmanda Rodrigues -- suspected in the murder of her husband, former Jersey City boxing champion Arturo Gatti -- is seeking to be released from a Brazilian jail.

The late Arturo Gatti and five-time world champion Virgil Hill have been elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Both were elected Monday, dec. 10, 2012 in their first year of eligibility.

Arturo Gatti's wife, Amanda Rodrigues, walks out of a women's jail in Recife, Brazil, July 30, 2009, after her husband's death was ruled a suicide. MONTREAL (CBS/AP) Arturo Gatti's will was ...

Arturo Gatti, left, takes a right to the face from Micky Ward during their junior welterweight bout Saturday, May 18, 2002, in Uncasville, Conn. Ward won the fight.

Arturo Gatti's wife was so consumed with jealousy that she forbade him from seeing his 3-year-old daughter from a previous relationship, the slain boxing great's ex-fiancée said Tuesday.

Assuming Arturo Gatti, whom McGirt trains, beat Thomas Damgaard last night here to win the IBA welterweight championship, then Floyd Mayweather beats Zab Judah April 8 to win the IBF welterweight ...

Arturo Gatti, Fearless Boxer Known for Relentless Violence, Dies at 37. Mr. Gatti, best known for three brutal bouts with Micky Ward, was found dead in a Brazilian hotel room.