It was also the deathplace of Canadian boxing champion Arturo Gatti.
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Examples of this would be seen in boxers such as Manny Pacquiao, Chris Eubank, Carl Froch and Arturo Gatti, although the size difference in lats can be due to genetics as well.
In 1995 he captured the IBF Super Featherweight Title by TKO'ing Eddie Hopson, but lost the belt later in the year when defending against Arturo Gatti.
A very good fighter, just outside of the top tier for that division at the time, he nonetheless had numerous high profile title fights with John John Molina, Arturo Gatti, and Angel Manfredy.