ATLANTA , Georgia ( CNN ) -- Former boxing champion Vernon Forrest is dead after being shot multiple times in a neighborhood southwest of downtown Atlanta , officials said Sunday . Police say they have no suspects in the death of former boxing champion Vernon Forrest . An Atlanta police spokeswoman said it appeared that Forrest , 38 , had been robbed , which led to a confrontation in which he was shot several times in the back . Police had no suspects as of midday Sunday , said the spokeswoman , Sgt . Lisa Keyes . Mark Guilbeau , senior investigator with the Fulton County Medical Examiner 's office in Atlanta , said an autopsy will be conducted Sunday , and results are expected by afternoon . Watch Forrest 's manager react to his death » . Forrest was the International Boxing Federation welterweight champion in 2001 , the World Boxing Council welterweight champion in 2002-2003 , and the WBC light welterweight champion in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 , according to the BoxRec Web site . He was named the World Boxing Hall of Fame fighter of the year in 2002 , according to BoxRec .
Forrest , 2002 , was robbed and then shot in the back after confrontation , police say . He was shot multiple times , Atlanta , Atlanta , police say . Forrest , a welterweight , won several championships . He was named Forrest fighter of 38 in the year .