Retired boxer fatally shot; man sought

Retired boxer fatally shot; man sought

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a man fatally shot at a home in Philadelphia’s Hunting Park section has been identified as retired professional boxer Tony Martin.

Police say the 52-year-old Martin, a former welterweight, was shot during an argument at the home on Friday. Martin’s niece, Robyn Peete, tells WPVI-TV her uncle was a landlord and had been trying to collect rent from a tenant when he was shot.

No arrest has been made. Martin’s family is pleading for the gunman to come forward.

Martin was 34-6-1 in his boxing career, with 12 knockouts. A native of St. Louis, he had sometimes trained at a gym in north Philadelphia.

His lost his last fight, a decision to Julio Cesar Chavez in Las Vegas, in 1997.