Najai Turpin's coffin is taken from Mount Olivet Tabernacle Baptist Church following his funeral service Friday, Feb. 18, 2005 In Philadelphia.

Najai Turpin a promising young boxer who got the break of a lifetime when he was selected as a contestant on NBC's new reality TV program, 'The Contender,' committed suicide Monday in Philadelphia.

(AP Photo/H. Rumph, Jr.)

Pallbearers Sugar Ray Leonard, and Sylvester Stallone speak to reporters after the funeral of Najai Turpin at Mount Olivet Tabernacle Baptist Church Friday, Feb. 18, 2005, In Philadelphia. Turpin, a promising
young boxer who got the break of a lifetime when
he was selected as a contestant on NBC's new reality TV program, 'The Contender,' committed suicide Monday in Philadelphia.

(AP Photo/H. Rumph, Jr.)