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 Friday following a five-year battle with dementia.

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.