An article from The Jackson Sun dated Wednesday May 16, 2012 states...
http://www.jacksonsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll ... 2305170004
It's definitely the same Donald Bowers as the one listed at the Box Rec links I provided, though the article lists his pro record as 21-2-1 verses 21-3-1 on Box Rec. Later on the article in The Jackson Sun states......Bowers was found dead Tuesday night, and police are investigating his death as a homicide...
...Collins said the conversation when he let Bowers go was the last time he talked to his former boxer, who once boxed for the Jackson Boxing Club and won the Golden Gloves national championship in 1978 and the AAU national championship in 1980. He also won a bronze medal at the 1980 Olympic qualifier tournament in Atlanta.
Bowers turned pro in 1981 and had an impressive career with a record of 23-2-1...