A friend close to the Speight family informed Boxingtalk that former cruiserweight/heavyweight Exum Speight died of a stroke on Monday, while incarcerated for the 1987 murder of Douglas Stumler, Speight’s former manager.  Speight was arrested in Los Angeles in September 2013 after a recent test linked his DNA to the scene of the crime.  He pleaded “no contest” and was sentenced to eleven years.  Speight retired from boxing in 2001 with a record of 9-39-2, having been defeated by Wladimir Klitschko, Chris Byrd, John Ruiz, and other up-and-coming champions of his time.  Boxingtalk has been following the story of Exum Speight even before his 2013 arrest, as can be seen in the following articles:

 

 http://www.boxingtalk.com/pag/article.php?aid=23413



http://www.boxingtalk.com/pag/article.php?aid=25372





BOXINGTALK : THE STRANGE TALE OF EXUM SPEIGHT


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September 27, 2013: THE STRANGE TALE OF EXUM SPEIGHT By Doveed Linder My brush with an accused murderer. In May 2012, I walked into the In-N-Out Burger in Hollywood, CA.
 

 

 

Boxingtalk would like to extend its condolences to the Speight family, as well as the Stumler family, and hopes that everyone involved in the events since 1987 can find a sense of peace and closure.

 

Doveed Linder is the author of “Ringside: Interviews with 24 Fighters and Boxing Insiders”, an upcoming book released through McFarland Publishers.