Matthew Saad Muhammad vs. Dwight Qawi

By Boxing News on December 19, 2012

This was the first of two bouts between these men. The fight was scheduled for 15 rounds.

On December 19, 1981 at the Playboy Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, WBC light heavyweight champion Matthew Saad Muhammad (nee Matthew Franklin), from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, defended his crown against Dwight Qawi (nee Dwight Braxton), originally from Baltimore, Maryland. This was the first of two fights between these exemplary warriors. The champion was 31-3-2 going in. The challenger was 15-1-1. The fight was scheduled for 15 rounds…

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Lee 05:13am, 12/22/2012

For the sake of satisfying the irrepressible trivia buff in me, does anyone know whether this match represents the first time two American Muslim converts squared off against each other?

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Fighter's Info

Matthew Muhammad
Dwight Qawi

Real Name	Maxwell Antoino Loach
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Birth(Age)	1954.06.16 (59)
Rated at	Light Heavyweight
W-L-D	W39+L16+D3=58
Height	5 feet 11 inches
Trainer	Sam Soloman

Recent fights:

Date	Opponent	WLD	Result	Rnds.
1992.03.21	Jason Waller	11-3-1	L(KO)	2/
1991.10.29	Andrew Maynard	17-1-0	L(TKO)	3/
1991.10.05	Michael Green	2-1-0	L(PTS)	8/8
1991.08.15	Govoner Chavers	9-1-1	W(KO)	1/
1991.05.09	Anton Josipovic	6-0-0	L(PTS)	8/8
1991.02.26	Ed Mack	10-1-1	L(UD)	8/8

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Real Name	Dwight Braxton
Origin	Baltimore, MD, USA
Date of Birth(Age)	1953.01.05 (60)
Rated at	Light Heavyweight
W-L-D	W41+L11+D1=53
Height	5 feet 6 inches

Recent fights:

Date	Opponent	WLD	Result	Rnds.
1998.11.25	Tony LaRosa	30-13-0	L(UD)	8/8
1997.06.27	Tyrone Demby	15-14-1	W(TKO)	2/
1997.05.08	Earl Clark	2-7-0	W(UD)	6/6
1992.10.13	Nate Miller	20-3-0	L(UD)	10/10
1992.07.18	Dave Fiddler	15-11-1	W(TKO)	2/
1992.05.08	Arthur Williams	15-1-1	L(UD)	10/10

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Fight results

Fighters	Result	Rounds	Record
Lee Purdy vs Devon Alexander on May 18	LRTD	7/12	(20-3-1) (24-1-0)
Abner Mares vs Daniel Ponce De Leon on May 4	WTKO	9/12	(24-0-1) (44-4-0)
Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Robert Guerrero on May 4	WUD	12/12	(43-0-0) (31-1-1)
Wladimir Klitschko vs Francesco Pianeta on May 4	WTKO	6/12	(59-3-0) (28-0-1)
Daniel Jacobs vs Keenan Collins on Apr 27	WKO	4/10	(24-1-0) (15-7-3)
Danny Garcia vs Zab Judah on Apr 27	WUD	12/12	(25-0-0) (42-7-0)
Martin Murray vs Sergio Gabriel Martinez on Apr 27	LUD	12/12	(24-0-1) (50-2-2)
Julio Diaz vs Amir Khan on Apr 27	LUD	12/12x3	(40-7-1) (27-3-0)
Austin Trout vs Saul Alvarez on Apr 20	LUD	12/12	(26-0-0) (41-0-1)
Tyson Fury vs Steve Cunningham on Apr 20	WKO	7/12	(20-0-0) (25-5-0)

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