Don Elbaum, a legendary promoter, matchmaker, and IBHOF inductee, has died at age 94 and will be honored with flags at half‑staff as the boxing world mourns.

Erie resident Don Elbaum, whose eight-decade involvement in boxing warranted induction for the sport's hall of fame, died July 27 at age 94.

Boxing world mourns the loss of Dwight Muhammad Qawi at the age of 72. A top 5 list of his fights and a summary of his legacy inside and outside the ring.

International Boxing Hall of Famer and former two-division world champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi died Friday. He was 72.

After his boxing career came to an end, Qawi continued working as a drug and alcohol counselor at a recovery center in New Jersey. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004.

Former two-division world champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi, who picked up the sport while serving time in prison and went on to gain induction in the International Boxing Hall of Fame, died Friday at 72.

Dwight Muhammad Qawi, who learned to box in prison and won titles at two different weight classes, dies after five-year battle with dementia.

Erie resident Don Elbaum, whose eight-decade involvement in boxing warranted induction for the sport's hall of fame, died July 27 at age 97.

Boxing Hall of Famer Dwight Muhammad Qawi, who won world titles in two weight classes after learning to box in prison, dies at 72 following dementia battle.

Dwight Muhammad Qawi, the Hall of Fame fighter who took up boxing in prison and became a two-weight world champion, has died.

Former two-division world champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi, a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, has died at age 72.

CAMDEN, N.J. — 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 ...