Dwight Muhammad Qawi

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Dwight Muhammad Qawi : biography

January 5, 1953 –

Dwight Muhammad Qawi (born Dwight Braxton, January 5, 1953 in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.) is a former world boxing champion in the light heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004.

Professional boxing record

|- |align="center" colspan=8|41 Wins (25 knockouts, 16 decisions), 11 Losses (2 knockouts, 9 decision), 1 Draw |- | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |Loss | |align=left| Tony LaRosa |UD |8 |25/11/1998 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Tyrone Demby |TKO |2 |27/06/1997 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Earl Clark |UD |6 |08/05/1997 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Loss | |align=left| Nate Miller |UD |10 |13/10/1992 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |39-9-1 |align=left| Dave Fiddler |TKO |2 |18/07/1992 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |38-9-1 |align=left| Arthur Williams |UD |10 |08/05/1992 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |38-8-1 |align=left| Ric Lainhart |TKO |1 |07/04/1992 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |37-8-1 |align=left| Ricky Parkey |TKO |8 |07/11/1991 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |36-8-1 |align=left| Eddie Taylor |TKO |4 |23/07/1991 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |35-8-1 |align=left| James Salerno |UD |10 |11/06/1991 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |34-8-1 |align=left| Tommy Richardson |KO |1 |20/04/1991 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |33-8-1 |align=left| Bert Gravley |TKO |3 |02/03/1991 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |32-8-1 |align=left| Mike Hunter |UD |12 |16/03/1990 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |32-7-1 |align=left| Robert Daniels |SD |12 |27/11/1989 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |32-6-1 |align=left| Everett Martin |UD |10 |22/05/1989 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |31-6-1 |align=left| Andre McCall |UD |12 |18/04/1989 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |30-6-1 |align=left| Tyrone Booze |PTS |10 |15/02/1989 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |29-6-1 |align=left| Olian Alexander |TKO |3 |23/11/1988 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |28-6-1 |align=left| George Foreman |TKO |7 |19/03/1988 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |28-5-1 |align=left| Evander Holyfield |KO |4 |05/12/1987 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |28-4-1 |align=left| Lee Roy Murphy |TKO |6 |15/08/1987 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |27-4-1 |align=left| Ossie Ocasio |MD |10 |15/05/1987 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |27-3-1 |align=left| Narcisco Maldonado |TKO |4 |06/02/1987 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |26-3-1 |align=left| Evander Holyfield |SD |15 |12/07/1986 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |26-2-1 |align=left| Leon Spinks |TKO |6 |22/03/1986 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |25-2-1 |align=left| Rick Enis |KO |1 |08/01/1986 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |24-2-1 |align=left| Piet Crous |TKO |11 |27/07/1985 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |23-2-1 |align=left| Michael Greer |UD |10 |27/02/1985 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |22-2-1 |align=left| Stanley Ross |UD |10 |12/12/1984 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |21-2-1 |align=left| Pat Cuillo |UD |10 |21/03/1984 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |20-2-1 |align=left| Johnny Davis |SD |10 |17/09/1983 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |19-2-1 |align=left| Michael Spinks |UD |15 |18/03/1983 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |19-1-1 |align=left| Eddie Davis |TKO |11 |20/11/1982 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |18-1-1 |align=left| |TKO |6 |07/08/1982 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |17-1-1 |align=left| Jerry Martin |TKO |6 |21/03/1982 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |16-1-1 |align=left| |TKO |10 |19/12/1981 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |15-1-1 |align=left| James Scott |UD |10 |05/09/1981 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |14-1-1 |align=left| Mike Rossman |KO |7 |31/05/1981 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |13-1-1 |align=left| Al Bolden |PTS |10 |05/03/1981 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |12-1-1 |align=left| Johnny Davis |PTS |10 |08/01/1981 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |11-1-1 |align=left| Tony Mesoraca |TKO |6 |06/11/1980 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |10-1-1 |align=left| Rick Jester |TKO |3 |14/08/1980 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |9-1-1 |align=left| Charles Smith |TKO |4 |05/06/1980 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |8-1-1 |align=left| Leonard Langley |TKO |2 |08/05/1980 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |7-1-1 |align=left| Cornell Chavis |TKO |1 |29/03/1980 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |6-1-1 |align=left| Theunis Kok |KO |1 |04/02/1980 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |5-1-1 |align=left| Johnny Wilburn |UD |8 |14/11/1979 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |4-1-1 |align=left| Donald Biff Cline |TKO |1 |26/09/1979 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |3-1-1 |align=left| Louis Butler |PTS |8 |03/07/1979 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |2-1-1 |align=left| Louis Butler |PTS |6 |25/05/1979 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |1-1-1 |align=left| Johnny Davis |SD |6 |02/11/1978 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |1-0-1 |align=left| Lou Benson Jr. |PTS |6 |03/06/1978 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw |0-0-1 |align=left| Leonard Langley |PTS |6 |19/04/1978 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center