Camden, NJ-Dwite Muhammad Kavi, Hall of Fame Fighter, who committed boxing in jail and became a two-wise world champion, died. He was 72 years old.
Kavi’s sister, Wanda King said that he died on Friday after a five -year fight with dementia.
Dwight Brexon, born in Baltimore, grew up in Camden. He competed in the boxing program in Rahve State Jail, serving a sentence for armed robbery and changed his professional at the age of 25 soon after his release in 1978.
Kavi, who legally changed her name after her adaptation to Islam in 1982, stopped Matthew Saad Muhammad in December 1981 to win WBC Light Heavyweight Belt. Kavi stopped Saad again after eight months, this time in six rounds.
After the damage to Michael Spinks in March 1983, the 5 -Foot -7 QV, called “The Camden Bazsaw”, moved forward in weight and took the WBA Cruisweight title from Peat Cross in July 1985. In July 1986, Kavi lost the title to Future Heavyweight Champion Evander Holfield in the 15-rounder.
Kavi later fought as a heavyweight, in which George Foreman stopped him in seven rounds.
Kavi retired at the age of 46 in 1998 with 41–11–1 records and 25 knockouts. He was included in the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004.
After his retirement from the ring, he worked as a boxing trainer, youth advocate and drug and alcohol counselor.
