by David P. Greisman
Former super-middleweight titleholder Dave Hilton Jr. is back in trouble once again, and this time he allegedly told a woman he was arguing with that he would kill her, according to the Montreal Gazette.
The incident occurred in July. The 50-year-old appeared in court last week, with another hearing scheduled for this January.
“Hilton was involved in a lengthy trial in 2001 for his sexual assault of two minors [his daughters] and found guilty. He was sentenced to seven years in prison and released in 2006,” the report said. “Since his release from prison, he has faced charges of domestic abuse, assault, public drunkenness and breach of bail conditions.”
His last bout before his release had come in 2000, the title-winning split-decision over Dingaan Thobela. But Hilton, who had turned pro in 1981, returned to the ring in 2007 and went 10 rounds in a victory over a foe named Adam Green. That raised his record to 41-2-2 (26 knockouts).
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