Michael Baden, host of TV show “Autopsy,” oversees ex-boxer Arturo Gatti’s second autopsy

Michael Baden oversees Gatti’s second autopsy

MONTREAL — The family of Arturo Gatti has hired a prominent U.S. pathologist to oversee a second autopsy in the death of the ex-boxing champ.

The autopsy taking place in Montreal on Saturday is being assisted by Michael Baden, the host of the HBO cable TV show “Autopsy.”

Baden is also the chief forensic pathologist for the New York State Police and was an expert witness in the O.J. Simpson, Kobe Bryant and Phil Spector trials.

Gatti’s family has rejected a conclusion by Brazilian authorities that he committed suicide at a resort in the northeastern part of the country on July 11.

A Quebec coroner agreed to exhume the body of the former boxer at their request. The Canadian government has also formally asked Brazilian authorities for more information on the case.