Last boxer to fight Muhammad Ali found dead in Jamaica

Former heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick was found Saturday, October 28, in a Kingston, Jamaica, church courtyard with chop wounds to his head. Various records list his age as 52, 56, and 49. Constable Sheldon Francis stated an arrest has been made and an interrogation has begun. Berbick beat Ali in 1981 in a unanimous decision in the Bahamas and went on to win the WBC heavyweight title four years later. He held the title until a 20-year-old Mike Tyson knocked Berbick out in the second round in 1986, to become the youngest heavyweight champion. Berbick's career foundered following the Tyson fight. Legal troubles and convictions for assault, rape, and second-degree grand theft were followed by two deportations from the U.S.

UPDATE: A 20-year-old nephew of former heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick has been charged with killing him.

Sources: BoxRec.com, Associated Press, World Boxing Council