Former boxing world title challenger and middleweight Antwun Echols has died aged 52.
Echols fought for world glory three times in 1999, 2000, and 2003 but lost twice to Bernard Hopkins before losing to Anthony Mundine for the vacant WBA World Super Middle. He came close in the first bout, almost stopping the then-reigning champion Hopkins.
The American, nicknamed "Kid Dynamite", turned professional in 1993 but lost his first fight to Anthony Ivory. Echols staged an almighty comeback from the setback, though, winning a whopping 22 of his next 24 fights before setting up his first date with Hopkins. Echols retired from boxing in 2016 with a professional record of 32-22-4(28) after losing his last ten fights.
