2 arrested in shooting of boxer outside NY mall

Published Apr. 21, 2010 10:15 p.m. ET

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Two people have been arrested in the shooting of a former U.S. amateur heavyweight boxing champion outside a mall in New York's Long Island.

Darryl Austin and Rasalaam Jackson pleaded not guilty to assault charges Wednesday in the April 7 shooting of Adam Willett. Messages left for their attorneys were not immediately returned.

The boxer was shot once in the torso in the parking lot of the Miracle Plaza Shopping Center in North Bellport, 50 miles east of New York City.

Police say Austin was being questioned following a prior weapons possession arrest when he implicated himself and Jackson in the shooting.

Former coach Mike Murphy says Willett is recovering at a relative's home.

Willett became amateur champion in 2006. He was an alternate on the 2008 Olympic team in Beijing.