Dwight Muhammad Qawi (41-11-1, 25) was born in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. on January 5, 1953. At the age of 25 years on April 19, 1978, he made his professional boxing debut against Leonard Langley, losing the fight via 6-round points decision.
On his 18th career fight at 28 years old, Qawi became a light-heavyweight world champion on December 19, 1981 after defeating Matthew Saad Muhammad via 10th-round TKO to win the WBC and The Ring titles.
He then went on to become world champion at the cruiserweight weight class as well, winning the WBA title against Piet Crous via 11th-round KO on July 27, 1985.
Qawi's last fight was a 8-round unanimous decision loss to Tony LaRosa at age 45 on November 25, 1998. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Dwight Muhammad Qawi's best fights have been against Matthew Saad Muhammad, Leon Spinks, Eddie Davis and Piet Crous.
Qawi has 11 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
53 | Nov 25, 1998 45 years, 10 months 41-11-1 (25) | Tony LaRosa | CR | 8 | UD | LOSS |
52 | Jun 27, 1997 44 years, 5 months 41-10-1 (25) | Tyrone Demby | CR | 2 | TKO | WIN |
51 | May 8, 1997 44 years, 4 months 40-10-1 (24) | Earl Clark | CR | 6 | UD | WIN |
50  | Oct 13, 1992 39 years, 9 months 39-10-1 (24) | 29 years, 2 months 20-3 (17) | CR | 10 | UD | LOSS |
49 | Jul 18, 1992 39 years, 6 months 39-9-1 (24) | Dave Fiddler | CR | 2 | TKO | WIN |
48  | May 8, 1992 39 years, 4 months 38-9-1 (23) | 27 years, 5 months 15-1-1 (12) | CR | 10 | UD | LOSS |
47 | Apr 7, 1992 39 years, 3 months 38-8-1 (23) | Ric Lainhart | CR | 1 | TKO | WIN |
46 | Nov 7, 1991 38 years, 10 months 37-8-1 (22) | Ricky Parkey | CR | 8 | RTD | WIN |
45 | Jul 23, 1991 38 years, 6 months 36-8-1 (21) | Eddie Taylor | CR | 4 | RTD | WIN |
44 | Jun 11, 1991 38 years, 5 months 35-8-1 (20) | James Salerno | CR | 10 | UD | WIN |
43 | Apr 20, 1991 38 years, 3 months 34-8-1 (20) | Tommy Richardson | CR | 1 | KO | WIN |
42 | Mar 2, 1991 38 years, 1 months 33-8-1 (19) | Bert Gravley | CR | 3 | TKO | WIN |
41 | Mar 16, 1990 37 years, 2 months 32-8-1 (18) | Mike Hunter | CR | 12 | UD | LOSS |
40 | Nov 27, 1989 36 years, 10 months 32-7-1 (18) | Robert Daniels | CR | 12 | SD | LOSS For WBA Vacant |
39 | May 22, 1989 36 years, 4 months 32-6-1 (18) | Everett Martin | CR | 10 | UD | WIN |
38 | Apr 18, 1989 36 years, 3 months 31-6-1 (18) | Andre McCall | CR | 12 | UD | WIN |
37 | Feb 15, 1989 36 years, 1 months 30-6-1 (18) | Tyrone Booze | CR | 10 | MD | WIN |
36 | Nov 23, 1988 35 years, 10 months 29-6-1 (18) | Olian Alexander | CR | 3 | TKO | WIN |
35  | Mar 19, 1988 35 years, 2 months 28-6-1 (17) | 39 years, 2 months 52-2 (49) | CR | 7 | TKO | LOSS |
34  | Dec 5, 1987 34 years, 11 months 28-5-1 (17) | 25 years, 1 months 16-0 (12) | CR | 4 | KO | LOSS For WBA, IBF |
33 | Aug 15, 1987 34 years, 7 months 28-4-1 (17) | Lee Roy Murphy | CR | 6 | TKO | WIN |
32  | May 15, 1987 34 years, 4 months 27-4-1 (16) | 31 years, 9 months 20-4-1 (11) | CR | 10 | MD | LOSS |
31 | Feb 6, 1987 34 years, 1 months 27-3-1 (16) | Narcisco Maldonado | CR | 4 | TKO | WIN |
30 | Jul 12, 1986 33 years, 6 months 26-3-1 (15) | 23 years, 8 months 11-0 (8) | CR | 15 | SD | LOSS Lost WBA |
29  | Mar 22, 1986 33 years, 2 months 26-2-1 (15) | 32 years, 8 months 17-4-2 (11) | CR | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
28 | Jan 8, 1986 33 years 25-2-1 (14) | Rick Enis | CR | 1 | KO | WIN |
27 | Jul 27, 1985 32 years, 6 months 24-2-1 (13) | Piet Crous | CR | 11 | KO | WIN Won WBA |
26 | Feb 27, 1985 32 years, 1 months 23-2-1 (12) | Michael Greer | LHW | 10 | UD | WIN |
25 | Dec 12, 1984 31 years, 11 months 22-2-1 (12) | Stanley Ross | LHW | 10 | UD | WIN |
24 | Mar 21, 1984 31 years, 2 months 21-2-1 (12) | Pat Cuillo | LHW | 10 | UD | WIN |
23 | Sep 17, 1983 30 years, 8 months 20-2-1 (12) | Johnny Davis | LHW | 10 | SD | WIN |
22  | Mar 18, 1983 30 years, 2 months 19-2-1 (12) | 26 years, 7 months 22-0 (16) | LHW | 15 | UD | LOSS Lost WBC, The Ring For WBA |
21  | Nov 20, 1982 29 years, 10 months 19-1-1 (12) | 31 years, 1 months 23-2-1 (15) | LHW | 11 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
20  | Aug 7, 1982 29 years, 7 months 18-1-1 (11) | 28 years 32-4-2 (24) | LHW | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
19 | Mar 21, 1982 29 years, 2 months 17-1-1 (10) | Jerry Martin | LHW | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
18 | Dec 19, 1981 28 years, 11 months 16-1-1 (9) | 27 years, 4 months 31-3-2 (23) | LHW | 10 | TKO | WIN Won WBC, The Ring |
17 | Sep 5, 1981 28 years, 8 months 15-1-1 (8) | James Scott | 10 | UD | WIN | |
16 | May 31, 1981 28 years, 4 months 14-1-1 (8) | Mike Rossman | 7 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Mar 5, 1981 28 years, 2 months 13-1-1 (7) | Al Bolden | 10 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Jan 8, 1981 28 years 12-1-1 (7) | Johnny Davis | 10 | MD | WIN | |
13 | Nov 6, 1980 27 years, 10 months 11-1-1 (7) | Tony Mesoraca | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Aug 14, 1980 27 years, 7 months 10-1-1 (6) | Rick Jester | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Jun 5, 1980 27 years, 5 months 9-1-1 (5) | Charles Smith | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | May 8, 1980 27 years, 4 months 8-1-1 (4) | Leonard Langley | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Mar 29, 1980 27 years, 2 months 7-1-1 (3) | Cornell Chavis | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Feb 4, 1980 27 years 6-1-1 (2) | Theunis Kok | 10 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Nov 14, 1979 26 years, 10 months 5-1-1 (1) | Johnny Wilburn | 8 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Sep 26, 1979 26 years, 8 months 4-1-1 (1) | Donald Biff Cline | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jul 3, 1979 26 years, 5 months 3-1-1 (0) | Louis Butler | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | May 25, 1979 26 years, 4 months 2-1-1 (0) | Louis Butler | 6 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Nov 2, 1978 25 years, 9 months 1-1-1 (0) | Johnny Davis | 6 | SD | LOSS | |
2 | Jun 3, 1978 25 years, 4 months 1-0-1 (0) | Lou Benson Jr. | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
1 | Apr 19, 1978 25 years, 3 months 0-0-1 (0) | Leonard Langley | 6 | PTS | DRAW |
