CRUISERWEIGHT division
DWIGHT MUHAMMAD QAWI
RetiredBorn DWIGHT BRAXTON
Born 1953-01-05, BALTIMORE, MD. (died aged 72)· Died 2025-07-25, BALTIMORE, MD.· USA
Residence: LINDENWOLD, NY.· Stance: orthodox· Height: 169 cm (5'6.5")· Reach: 180 cm (5'11")· aka CAMDEN BUZZSAW
IBHOF · Class of 2004Debut: 1978-04-19· Career: 1978–1998 (21 years)
Wins
41
Losses
11
Draws
1
NC
0
Rated Fights
53
Qawi, born Dwight Braxton, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, but grew up in Camden, New Jersey, where he got involved with crime at a young age. He was eventually convicted of armed robbery and spent around five years in prison.
It was in Rahway State Prison that Braxton found his place in life. The prison had an extensive boxing program and one of its inmates, James Scott, was a light heavyweight title contender who fought several times inside the prison itself. Braxton took up the sport, and when he was released from prison in 1978 turned professional.
Converted to Islam in the early 1980s and changed his name.
On July 25, 2025, Qawi died at the age of 72 at a nursing home in Baltimore, Maryland. He had been diagnosed with dementia five years prior.
Head-to-Head Comparison
Compare DWIGHT MUHAMMAD QAWI's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.
Title Reigns — 2
1985-07-27 → 1986-07-12 · 11m 15d · 1 defence
Lost to EVANDER HOLYFIELD · Ws
1981-12-19 → 1983-03-18 · 1y 2m · 3 defences
Lost to MICHAEL SPINKS · Wu
Complete Record — 53 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 NOV 1998 | LOSS | TONY LAROSA | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 27 JUN 1997 | TKO | TYRONE DEMBY | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 08 MAY 1997 | DEC | EARL CLARK | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 13 OCT 1992 | LOSS | NATE MILLER | 10 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 18 JUL 1992 | TKO | DAVE FIDDLER | 2 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 08 MAY 1992 | LOSS | ARTHUR WILLIAMS | 10 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 07 APR 1992 | TKO | RIC LAINHART | 1 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 07 NOV 1991 | TKO | RICKEY PARKEY | 8 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 23 JUL 1991 | TKO | EDDIE TAYLOR | 4 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 11 JUN 1991 | UD | JAMES SALERNO | 10 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 20 APR 1991 | KO | TOMMY RICHARDSON | 1 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 02 MAR 1991 | TKO | BERT GRAVLEY | 3 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 16 MAR 1990 | LOSS | MIKE HUNTER | 12 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 27 NOV 1989 | LOSS | ROBERT DANIELS | 12 | CRUISERWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 22 MAY 1989 | UD | EVERETT MARTIN | 10 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 18 APR 1989 | DEC | ANDRE MCCALL | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 15 FEB 1989 | DEC | TYRONE BOOZE | 10 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 NOV 1988 | TKO | OLIAN ALEXANDER | 3 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 19 MAR 1988 | LOSS | GEORGE FOREMAN | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 05 DEC 1987 | LOSS | EVANDER HOLYFIELD | 4 | CRUISERWEIGHT | TITLE  |
| 🔒 15 AUG 1987 | TKO | LEE ROY MURPHY | 6 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 15 MAY 1987 | LOSS | OSSIE OCASIO | 10 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 06 FEB 1987 | TKO | NARCISCO MALDONADO | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 12 JUL 1986 | LOSS | EVANDER HOLYFIELD | 15 | CRUISERWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 22 MAR 1986 | KO | LEON SPINKS | 6 | CRUISERWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 08 JAN 1986 | KO | RICK ENIS | 1 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 27 JUL 1985 | KO | PIET CROUS | 11 | CRUISERWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 27 FEB 1985 | DEC | MICHAEL GREER | 10 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 12 DEC 1984 | DEC | STANLEY ROSS | 10 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 21 MAR 1984 | DEC | PAT CUILLO | 10 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 17 SEP 1983 | DEC | JOHNNY DAVIS | 10 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 18 MAR 1983 | LOSS | MICHAEL SPINKS | 15 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 20 NOV 1982 | TKO | EDDIE DAVIS | 11 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 07 AUG 1982 | TKO | MATTHEW SAAD MUHAMMAD | 6 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 21 MAR 1982 | TKO | JERRY MARTIN | 6 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 19 DEC 1981 | TKO | MATTHEW SAAD MUHAMMAD | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 05 SEP 1981 | UD | JAMES SCOTT | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 31 MAY 1981 | KO | MIKE ROSSMAN | 7 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 05 MAR 1981 | DEC | AL BOLDEN | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 08 JAN 1981 | DEC | JOHNNY DAVIS | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 06 NOV 1980 | TKO | TONY MESORACA | 6 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 14 AUG 1980 | TKO | RICK JESTER | 3 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 05 JUN 1980 | TKO | CHARLES SMITH | 4 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 08 MAY 1980 | TKO | LEONARD LANGLEY | 2 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 29 MAR 1980 | TKO | CORNELL CHAVIS | 1 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 04 FEB 1980 | KO | THEUNIS KOK | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 14 NOV 1979 | DEC | JOHNNY WILBURN | 8 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 26 SEP 1979 | TKO | DONALD BIFF CLINE | 1 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 03 JUL 1979 | DEC | LOUIS BUTLER | 8 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 25 MAY 1979 | DEC | LOUIS BUTLER | 6 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 02 NOV 1978 | LOSS | JOHNNY DAVIS | 6 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 03 JUN 1978 | DEC | LOU BENSON, JR. | 6 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 19 APR 1978 | DRAW | LEONARD LANGLEY | 6 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT |
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