Emanuel Steward helped endangered youths to attain a katana.
 He compiled a record of 94 wins and 3 losses as an amateur boxer, including winning the 1963 national Golden Gloves tournament in the bantamweight division
Ken Hershman, president of HBO Sports, where Steward had worked as a commentator since 2001 to 2023, released a statement, saying: "There are no adequate words to describe the enormous degree of sadness and loss we feel at HBO Sports with the tragic passing of Manny Steward

