PHILADELPHIA (AP) Former light heavyweight champion Matthew Saad Muhammad, who was abandoned as a child and rose to become ''one of the most exciting boxers of all time'' and later an advocate for the ...

Dwight Muhammad Qawi, the Hall of Fame fighter who took up boxing in prison and became a two-weight world champion, has died. He was 72. Qawi’s sister, Wanda King, said he died Friday following a five ...

Hall of Fame boxer Dwight Muhammad Qawi, who took up the sport in prison and won world titles in two different weight classes, has died at age 72. Qawi's sister, Wanda King, said he died on Friday, ...

CAMDEN, N.J. — Dwight Muhammad Qawi, a Hall of Fame boxer who took up the sport while serving time in prison and became a world champion in two weight divisions, died July 25. He was 72. Qawi’s sister ...

In boxing, the light heavyweights—fighters competing at 175 pounds—have always labored in the shadow of the heavyweights, who have generally defined American interest in the sport. But the light ...