John Corn
01-29-03, 06:39 AM
Former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe was sentenced to 18 months in prison Thursday for the 1998 abduction of his estranged wife and children.
U.S. District Judge Graham Mullen had twice previously given the boxer lighter sentences that were rejected by the appeals court. After Bowe gets out of prison, he must serve two years' supervised release.
In 1998, Bowe went to Judy Bowe's Charlotte home, forced her and the children into a car and set out for his Maryland home. At a restaurant in Virginia, Judy Bowe called her sister, who guided police to the restaurant.
In his prime, Bowe was a 6-foot-5, 235-pound heavyweight fighter who won his first 31 fights, 29 by knockout, to earn a title shot against Evander Holyfield. He beat Holyfield in 1992. He later lost a rematch. Bowe earned more than $75 million in the ring.
U.S. District Judge Graham Mullen had twice previously given the boxer lighter sentences that were rejected by the appeals court. After Bowe gets out of prison, he must serve two years' supervised release.
In 1998, Bowe went to Judy Bowe's Charlotte home, forced her and the children into a car and set out for his Maryland home. At a restaurant in Virginia, Judy Bowe called her sister, who guided police to the restaurant.
In his prime, Bowe was a 6-foot-5, 235-pound heavyweight fighter who won his first 31 fights, 29 by knockout, to earn a title shot against Evander Holyfield. He beat Holyfield in 1992. He later lost a rematch. Bowe earned more than $75 million in the ring.