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Dwight Muhammad Qawi Record

41-11-1
Total Fights53
Wins41
Losses11
Draws1
No-Contests0
Title Wins3
Title Defenses4
Title-Fight KOs6
KO Wins25
KO Losses2
Dwight Muhammad Qawi Record & Stats
Dwight Muhammad Qawi's Record
Dwight Muhammad Qawi's boxing record and career infographic

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      What is Dwight Muhammad Qawi's boxing record?

      In a professional boxing career spanning 20 years and seven months, Dwight Muhammad Qawi fought 53 times with 41 wins, 11 losses, and 1 draw.

      Qawi retired from professional boxing with a record of 41-11-1, which included three world-title wins and four successful title defense fights at two weight classes — light-heavyweight and cruiserweight. He had a 47.2% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 25 of his total 53 fights being knockout wins, six of which were in title fights. Qawi suffered two knockout losses in his career, one of which was against Evander Holyfield in a cruiserweight title fight.

      His last fight was a 8-round unanimous decision defeat to Tony LaRosa on November 25, 1998.

      Some of Qawi's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Matthew Saad Muhammad, Jerry Martin, Rick Enis, Leon Spinks, Piet Crous, Lee Roy Murphy, and Eddie Davis.

      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      53Nov 25, 199845Tony LaRosaLossUD
      52Jun 27, 199744Tyrone DembyWinTKO2
      51May 8, 199744Earl ClarkWinUD
      50Oct 13, 199239Nate MillerLossUD
      49Jul 18, 199239Dave FiddlerWinTKO2
      48May 8, 199239Arthur WilliamsLossUD
      47Apr 7, 199239Ric LainhartWinTKO1
      46Nov 7, 199138Ricky ParkeyWinRTD8
      45Jul 23, 199138Eddie TaylorWinRTD4
      44Jun 11, 199138James SalernoWinUD
      43Apr 20, 199138Tommy RichardsonWinKO1
      42Mar 2, 199138Bert GravleyWinTKO3
      41Mar 16, 199037Mike HunterLossUD
      40Nov 27, 198936Robert DanielsLoss *SD
      39May 22, 198936Everett MartinWinUD
      38Apr 18, 198936Andre McCallWinUD
      37Feb 15, 198936Tyrone BoozeWinMD
      36Nov 23, 198835Olian AlexanderWinTKO3
      35Mar 19, 198835George ForemanLossTKO7
      34Dec 5, 198734Evander HolyfieldLoss *KO4
      33Aug 15, 198734Lee Roy MurphyWinTKO6
      32May 15, 198734Ossie OcasioLossMD
      31Feb 6, 198734Narcisco MaldonadoWinTKO4
      30Jul 12, 198633Evander HolyfieldLoss *SD
      29Mar 22, 198633Leon SpinksWin *TKO6
      28Jan 8, 198633Rick EnisWinKO1
      27Jul 27, 198532Piet CrousWin *KO11
      26Feb 27, 198532Michael GreerWinUD
      25Dec 12, 198431Stanley RossWinUD
      24Mar 21, 198431Pat CuilloWinUD
      23Sep 17, 198330Johnny DavisWinSD
      22Mar 18, 198330Michael SpinksLoss *UD
      21Nov 20, 198229Eddie DavisWin *TKO11
      20Aug 7, 198229Matthew Saad MuhammadWin *TKO6
      19Mar 21, 198229Jerry MartinWin *TKO6
      18Dec 19, 198128Matthew Saad MuhammadWin *TKO10
      17Sep 5, 198128James ScottWinUD
      16May 31, 198128Mike RossmanWinKO7
      15Mar 5, 198128Al BoldenWinUD
      14Jan 8, 198128Johnny DavisWinMD
      13Nov 6, 198027Tony MesoracaWinTKO6
      12Aug 14, 198027Rick JesterWinTKO3
      11Jun 5, 198027Charles SmithWinTKO4
      10May 8, 198027Leonard LangleyWinTKO2
      9Mar 29, 198027Cornell ChavisWinTKO1
      8Feb 4, 198027Theunis KokWinKO10
      7Nov 14, 197926Johnny WilburnWinUD
      6Sep 26, 197926Donald Biff ClineWinTKO1
      5Jul 3, 197926Louis ButlerWinPTS
      4May 25, 197926Louis ButlerWinUD
      3Nov 2, 197825Johnny DavisLossSD
      2Jun 3, 197825Lou Benson Jr.WinPTS
      1Apr 19, 197825Leonard LangleyDrawPTS

      * World-title fight

      Boxing career

      Dwight Muhammad Qawi (Camden Buzzsaw) is a 71-year old retired American professional boxer. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. on January 5, 1953. He is a former two-weight-class world champion. Qawi was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2004. His professional boxing career spanned more than 20 years — from 1978 to 1998.

      Qawi made his professional boxing debut against Leonard Langley at the age of 25 on April 19, 1978. The fight ended in a draw.

      He had his first world title fight at the age of 28 on December 19, 1981 after 17 professional fights, against Matthew Saad Muhammad for the light-heavyweight WBC and The Ring titles. He defeated Muhammad via 10th round TKO to become the light-heavyweight champion of the world.

      Qawi has won three world titles at two weight classes. For all the details about Qawi's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.

      Qawi had a total of 11 losses in his professional boxing career.

      His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Tony LaRosa on November 25, 1998. Qawi lost the fight via 8 round unanimous decision. It's been 25 years, 4 months, and 26 days since this fight.

      Championships

      Qawi had a total of 10 world-title fights, which includes winning three world titles and four successful title defenses. He won six of these fights and lost four.

      Title Wins

      Dwight Muhammad Qawi fought for world titles in five fights and won two of these fights, both of them via stoppage. In total, he won three belts across two weight classes.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles WonMethod
      Jul 27, 1985Piet CrousCruiserweightWBAKO
      Dec 19, 1981Matthew Saad MuhammadLight-heavyweightWBC, The RingTKO

      Title Defenses

      Dwight Muhammad Qawi had six world-title defense fights across two weight classes — light-heavyweight (x4) and cruiserweight (x2). He won four of them and lost two times.

      Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles DefendedMethod
      Mar 22, 1986Leon SpinksCruiserweightWBATKO
      Nov 20, 1982Eddie DavisLight-heavyweightWBC, The RingTKO
      Aug 7, 1982Matthew Saad MuhammadLight-heavyweightWBC, The RingTKO
      Mar 21, 1982Jerry MartinLight-heavyweightWBC, The RingTKO

      Title Losses

      Dwight Muhammad Qawi lost two world-title defense fights, and lost a total of three titles in these fights.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles LostMethod
      Jul 12, 1986Evander HolyfieldCruiserweightWBASD
      Mar 18, 1983Michael SpinksLight-heavyweightWBC, The RingUD

      Highlights

      Qawi fought a total of 53 times during his professional career, which includes 10 world-title fights at two weight divisions. He put on some very good performances in these fights. These four fights are the highlight of his career.

      • December 19, 1981: Qawi wins his first world titles by defeating Matthew Saad Muhammad via 10th round TKO. He is now the WBC and The Ring light-heavyweight world champion.

      • March 21, 1982: Qawi successfully defends the WBC and The Ring light-heavyweight titles against Jerry Martin, winning the fight via 6th round TKO.

      • August 7, 1982: Qawi successfully defends the WBC and The Ring light-heavyweight titles against Matthew Saad Muhammad, winning the fight via 6th round TKO.

      • March 22, 1986: Qawi successfully defends the WBA cruiserweight title against Leon Spinks, winning the fight via 6th round TKO.

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