Former world champion boxer Dwight Muhammad Qawi dies at 72
By: | Published: 2025-07-28 07:19:00 | Source: atlanticcitynews.net
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Former two-division world champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi, a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, has died at age 72.
His sister, Wanda King, said Qawi died on Friday after a five-year battle with dementia.
‘He was a great father, a great Pop-Pop to his grandchildren,’ King told BoxingScene. ‘He had a heart of gold, and he fought his dementia illness just like he was fighting in the ring.’
Qawi, who was born Dwight Braxton in Baltimore, was raised in Camden, N.J., and learned to box at Rahway State Prison while sentenced for armed robbery and turned professional after his release in 1978.
He won world titles at light heavyweight and cruiserweight, though he was small for those divisions at 5-foot-7. The powerfully-built Qawi –…
