Mark Weinman dead at 62: Boxer who amazingly came out of 21-year retirement aged 50 and WON fight dies

BOXER Mark Weinman has died astatine the property of 62.

The American prima passed distant successful Mesa, Arizona, connected Saturday, his member has confirmed.

Weinman died arsenic a effect of complications from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a respiratory unwellness helium was diagnosed with over a decennary ago.

The boxer turned pro successful the 1980s and won his archetypal 11 fights earlier losing 3 consecutive bouts and stepping distant from the ring.

He past made a triumphant instrumentality successful 2012 against then-32-year-old Elvis Martinez and won aft 39 seconds.

Weinman mislaid his pursuing combat and subsequently hung up his gloves for good.

He finished with a nonrecreational grounds of 12-4 with 10 knockouts.

His erstwhile promoter, Steve Tannenbaum, said helium looked similar a "world beater" successful his aboriginal years.

Tannenbaum revealed: "He was known successful the gyms each around. I mean, helium fought everybody.

"He would bushed everybody successful the gyms. Just bushed them up. He was that good."

Weinman was diagnosed with IPF astir 12 years agone and was fixed three-to-five years to live. 

His brother, David, admitted: "He ne'er stopped loving boxing.

"He chased boxing to the end. Just the different day, helium was talking astir coming location and getting beardown and possibly teaching immoderate boxing classes erstwhile helium was older. He ne'er talked astir dying.

"He was going to unrecorded forever. He did not admit -- we ne'er had a speech astir him dying."