According to a panel of experts in the field of forensic medicine, Arturo Gatti was murdered. 

It was origionally decided that Gatti hung himself with a handbag strap, but testing showed that the strap wasn't strong enough to hold 78 pounds for more than a few seconds, let alone the body of Gatti for several hours. 

The panel also said that the severe laceration on the back of Gatti's head couldn't be explained by a fall to the floor, and the position of his body, with his head wedged halfway under a cabinet, was not consistent with a fall after hanging.

Then, there is the matter of two hand towels, covered in blood that may have been Gatti's, that were never tested by Brazilian authorities.

Of course, the question of motive comes up, but Paul Ciolino says there is an easy answer for that. "He was murdered because he had some dough. It's the oldest motive in the world."

Gatti's remaining fortune, estimated at six million dollars, will pass to his wife, Rodrigues Gatti, thanks to a new will that was drawn up weeks before his passing, should Brazilian authorities decide to keep the case closed.

Buddhasport will keep you posted as more information becomes available.