A former boxer was arrested Wednesday in the 1987 murder of his manager after investigators developed a break in the case by using DNA evidence , Los Angeles police said . A fugitive task force from the FBI joined by local police arrested Exum Speight , 50 , in Los Angeles suburb of San Fernando , authorities said . He has been charged in a warrant with one count of murder in the March 29 , 1987 , death of boxing manager Douglas Stumler , Los Angeles police said . In 1996 , Speight fought Wladimir Klitschko , the current heavyweight champion of the world , police said . Speight 's attorney could n't be immediately reached for comment Wednesday . Los Angeles ' cold case detectives developed a break in the case after they screened potential forensic leads under a grant from National Institute of Justice 's `` Solving Cold Cases with DNA '' program , authorities said . `` DNA evidence did play a key factor in this case getting solved , '' the police said in a statement . Stumler was killed in his apartment in the west Los Angeles area and was discovered by a friend who checked on him after Stumler failed to report to his full-time job at the Los Angeles County Housing Authority , police said . Stumler held a side job as a boxing manager and was managing Speight as one of his boxers for about two years , police said . Stumler , a native of New Albany , Indiana , moved to Los Angeles after graduating from the University of Indiana about six years before his death , police said . Speight is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday . Possible lead unearthed in Oakland County child killer case . Man discovers he was n't kidnapped baby ; FBI reopens 49-year-old mystery .
Exum Speight , 50 , is arrested in a Los Angeles suburb and faces murder charges . His manager , Douglas Stumler , was found dead in his Los Angeles home in 1987 . In 1988 , Speight becomes boxer who is now the world heavyweight champ . Police solve case under federal ` ` Solving Cold Cases with DNA '' grant .