By Mark Vester

According to the Canadian Press, former two division champion Arturo Gatto, 37, was bailed out from jail on Friday in Montreal. Gatti had been there for a few days over missing a court date. It appears that Gatti was arrested last month and charged with assaulting his then girlfriend. There was a court date on April, and both Gatti and his attorney no-showed the appearance. Gatti moved back to Montreal after he retired from boxing in 2007.

Gatti was arrested on Wednesday night at a Montreal strip club where he was celebrating his birthday with friends. Pursuant to his release from jail, Gatti promised to not consume drugs or alcohol and to stay away from his former girlfriend and her son. He goes back to court on June 5.

The drinking runs of Gatti are legendary on the East Coast. If Ricky Hatton is the king of drinking pints in the UK, Gatti may be the king of pints in the United States, or at least he used to be. Bar brawl stories that involved Gatti were common, but there has never been a situation, or at least a situation that I know of, where the former champ assaulted a woman. 

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