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  • Fighter Injured in 2000 Fight Sues Gatti(Joey Gamache)

    03/03/2006 10:56:58 AM PST · by freepatriot32 · 9 replies · 1,503+ views
    http://www.comcast.net/ ^ | 3 3 06 | Associated Press
    NEW YORK - A former boxer who says he sustained permanent brain damage in a 2000 bout against Arturo Gatti is now suing, saying Gatti weighed too much for the fight. Joey Gamache, 39, and his wife filed a lawsuit in federal court Feb. 21 alleging breach of contract over the Feb. 26, 2000 bout at Madison Square Garden. Gatti won the fight. By contract, both fighters had to weigh 141 pounds by at least eight hours before the bout started, according to the suit filed by lawyer Keith Sullivan. Gatti made weight the day before the fight, but the...