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Former boxing champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi has...

Former boxing champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi has been arrested on charges of aggravated assault, simple assault and criminal restraint, police said in Lindewold, N.J.

Qawi’s wife, Tracy Thompson, 23, filed a complaint charging that Qawi attacked her with a pair of scissors Sunday night and refused to allow her to leave their apartment. Qawi was also charged with pushing the couple’s 5-year-old child.

The child was not injured, and Thompson suffered minor cuts on her hand.

Qawi, 36, was released on his recognizance.

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